Fabaceae
Albizia

Albizia coriaria Welw. ex Oliv.

First published in Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 360 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Flora Zambesiaca 3(1): 1-153. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Darbyshire, I., Kordofani, M., Farag, I., Candiga, R. & Pickering, H. (eds.) (2015). The Plants of Sudan and South Sudan: 1-400. Kew publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Aubrév. Fl. For. C. Iv. 1: 170, t. 60 B
  • Bak. f. Leg. Trop. Afr. 3: 861
  • F.T.A. 2: 360 (1871)
  • Fl. For. Soud.-Guin. 299.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Boulvert, Y. (1977). Catalogue de la Flore de Centrafrique 1: 1-114. ORSTROM, Bangui.
  • Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Flora Zambesiaca 3(1): 1-153. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hedberg, I. & Edwards, S. (eds.) (1989 publ. 1990). Flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea 3: 1-659. The National Herbarium, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia & The Department of Systematic Botany, Upps.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Brenan, J. P. M. (1959). Mimosoideae. In: Fl. Trop. East Africa. Hubbard & Milne-Redhead
  • Eggeling, W. J. & Dale, I. R. (1952). The Indigenous Trees of the Uganda Protectorate.
  • Hamilton, A. (1981). A field guide to Uganda Trees
  • Keay, R. W. J. (1958). Flora of West Tropical Africa. Ed. 2;Vol. 1, part 2
  • Verdcourt, B. & Trump, E. C. (1969). Common Poisonous Plants of East Africa

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lebrun, J. [9872] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003114415 Yes
Bally, P.R.O. [B3158] K003785112 Yes
Tweedie [2780] Kenya K003785099 Yes
{Hornby} [S1058] Tanzania K003785108 Yes
Reekmans, M. [9486] Burundi K003114422 Yes
Welwitsch [s.n.] Angola K000244521 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bally, P.R.O.; Opiko, B. [B674] Kenya K003785101 Yes
Graham, M.D. [27] Kenya K003785102 Yes
Makino, T. [152] Kenya K003785100 Yes
Welwitsch [1762] Angola K000244519 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gossweiler, J. [590] Angola K001276775 Yes
Green, E.C.M. [22] Kenya K003785104 Yes
Archbold, N.E. [640] Tanzania K003785109 Yes
Lebrun, J. [9872] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003114417 Yes
Dubois, H. [123] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003114418 Yes
s.coll. [5583] Burundi K003114421 Yes
Devred, R. [3588] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003114420 Yes
Williams, G.R. [G388] K003785107 Yes
Bally, P.R.O.; Davidson, R.L. [4412] Kenya K003785103 Yes
Hutchins, E.E. [595] Kenya K003785106 Yes
Tweedie (Mrs.) [2333] Kenya K003785098 Yes
{Mr. John Ainsworth; E.B.} [1150] Kenya K003785111 Yes
Welwitsch [1764 b] Angola K000244520 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [113] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003114419 Yes
Lebrun, J. [9872] Congo, Democratic Republic of the K003114416 Yes
s.coll. [1350] Kenya K003785110 Yes
Green, E.C.M. [23] Kenya K003785097 Yes
Chevalier, A. [23722] Benin Albizia poissonii K000244470 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of West Tropical Africa

    • Flora of West Tropical Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0