Albizia

Albizia

▪ plant genus
also spelled  Albizzia,  
 large genus of trees, of the pea family (Fabaceae), native to warm regions of the Old World. The alternate, compound leaves are bipinnate (i.e., the leaflets of the feather-formed leaves, in turn, bear leaflets). The small flowers are borne in globular or finger-shaped clusters. The fruit is a large, strap-shaped pod. Several species are grown as ornamentals. A. julibrissin, or julibrizzin (silk tree, or mimosa tree), native to Asia and the Middle East, grows to about 9 m (30 feet) tall, has a broad, spreading crown, and bears flat pods about 12 cm (5 inches) long. A. lebbek (siris, or woman's-tongue tree), native to tropical Asia and Australia, grows about 24 m tall and bears pods 23–30 cm long. A. lophantha (plume albizia), native to Australia, grows to about 6 m tall and has pods 7.5 cm long.

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  • Albizia — NOTOC Taxobox name = Albizia image width = 200px image caption = Persian Silk Tree ( Albizia julibrissin ), foliage and blossoms regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida subclassis = Rosidae unranked ordo = Eurosids I ordo …   Wikipedia

  • albizia — noun any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia • Syn: ↑albizzia • Hypernyms: ↑tree • Hyponyms: ↑silk tree, ↑Albizia julibrissin, ↑Albizzia julibrissin, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Albizia — ID 2127 Symbol Key ALBIZ Common Name albizia Family Fabaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, AR, AZ, CA, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA,… …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • albizia — /ælˈbɪtsiə/ (say al bitseeuh) noun → crested wattle. Also, Obsolete, albizzia. {from Filippo del Albizzi, Florentine nobleman, who introduced a species of albizia (Albizia julibrissin) into Italy in 1749} …  

  • Albizia procera — Albizia procera …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Albizia adianthifolia — Albizia adianthifolia …   Wikipédia en Français

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