Fabaceae
Albizia

Albizia saponaria (Lour.) Blume ex Miq.

First published in Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 19 (1855)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Vietnam to W. New Guinea. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi

Introduced into:

Fiji, Hawaii, Tanzania, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Evenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds.) (2012). Records of the Hawaii biological survey for 2011. Part II: plants. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 113: 1-102.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Wiriadinata, H., Girmansyah, D., Hunter, J.M., Hoover, W.S. & Kartawinata, K. (2013). Floristic study of West Sumbawa, Indonesia. Reinwardtia 13: 391-404.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Evenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds.) (2012). Records of the Hawaii biological survey for 2011. Part II: plants. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 113: 1-102.
  • Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. & Heald, J. (1994). Legumes of Indo-China a check-list: 1-164. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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
  • Nielsen, I. (1985). Opera Botanica 81. The Malesian Sp. of Acacia & Albizia.
  • Nielsen, I. C. (1992). Flora Malesiana, Series I Vol II Part I Mimosaceae.
  • Verdcourt, B. (1979). A Manual of New Guinea Legumes. Office of Forests, Lae, PNG

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 2004 Reynoso; Fuentes; Majaducon [11796] Philippines K000296360 No
Jan 1, 2001 Reynoso; Alvarez; Fernando [6586] Philippines K000296370 No
Oct 1, 1998 Barbon, E.B.; et al. [8874] Philippines K000296371 No
Jan 1, 1998 Gaerlan, F.J.M.; et al. [10366] Philippines K000296367 No
Jan 1, 1998 Reynoso; Sagcal; Garcia [7159] Philippines K000296372 No
Jan 1, 1998 Stone, B.C.; et al. [6147] Philippines K000296373 No
Jan 1, 1989 Varadarajan, G.S; et al. [1558] Philippines K000296382 Yes
Aug 21, 1980 Harvey [142] Borneo K000759525 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1980 Vidal, S. [287] Philippines K000296411 No
Aug 1, 1980 Wenzel, C.A. [3150] Philippines K000296389 No
Aug 1, 1980 Gammill, J.A. [305] Philippines K000296362 No
Aug 1, 1980 Vidal, S. [1312] Philippines K000296352 No
Aug 1, 1980 Merril, E.D. [2368] Philippines K000296387 No
Aug 1, 1980 Merril, E.D. [2602] Philippines K000296376 Yes
Aug 1, 1980 Merril, E.D. [1390] Philippines K000296359 No
Aug 1, 1980 Merril, E.D. [1515] Philippines K000296356 No
Aug 1, 1980 Ahern's [3339] Philippines K000296374 Yes
Aug 1, 1980 Loher, A. [2173] Philippines K000296354 No
Aug 1, 1980 Castro, A. [5821] Philippines K000296350 No
Aug 1, 1980 Williams, R.S. [2095] Philippines K000296409 No
Aug 1, 1980 Vidal, S. [2688] Philippines K000296383 Yes
Aug 1, 1980 Loher, A. [2174] Philippines K000296353 No
Aug 1, 1980 Vidal, S. [2689] Philippines K000296406 No
Aug 1, 1980 Elmer, A.D.E. [17197] Philippines K000296381 Yes
Aug 1, 1980 Elmer, A.D.E. [8875] Philippines K000296377 Yes
Aug 1, 1980 Weber, C.M. [1071] Philippines K000296385 No
Aug 1, 1980 Ramos, M. [1509] Philippines K000296364 No
Aug 1, 1980 Elmer, A.D.E. [11849] Philippines K000296408 No
Aug 1, 1980 Merril, E.D. [2213] Philippines K000296388 No
Aug 1, 1980 McGregor, R.C [18503] Philippines K000296363 No
Aug 1, 1980 Ahern's [1498] Philippines K000296361 No
Aug 1, 1980 Merril, E.D. [3377] Philippines K000296358 No
Aug 1, 1980 Velasco, V. [24862] Philippines K000296365 No
Aug 1, 1980 Elmer, A.D.E. [10933] Philippines K000296410 No
Aug 1, 1980 Elmer, A.D.E. [14361] Philippines K000296380 Yes
Aug 1, 1980 Elmer, A.D.E. [7340] Philippines K000296349 Type Yes
Aug 1, 1980 Loher, A. [5908] Philippines K000296355 No
Aug 1, 1980 Merril, E.D. [2602] Philippines K000296378 Yes
Aug 1, 1980 Vidal, S. [2687] Philippines K000296412 No
Aug 1, 1980 McGregor, R.C [260] Philippines K000296375 Yes
Aug 1, 1980 Borden, E.T. [1932] Philippines K000296357 No
Aug 1, 1980 Hutehimeon, W. [3459] Philippines K000296407 No
Aug 1, 1980 Merril, E.D. [3377] Philippines K000296384 Yes
Aug 1, 1980 Elmer, A.D.E. [13350] Philippines K000296413 No
Aug 1, 1980 Merril, E.D. [2451] Philippines K000296386 No
Aug 1, 1980 Elmer, A.D.E. [15612] Philippines K000296379 Yes
Aug 1, 1980 Mendoza, D.R. [18390] Philippines K000296351 No
Jan 1, 1977 Sulit, M.D.; Conklin, H.C. [16871] Philippines K000296366 No
Reynoso; Alvarez; Fernando [4216] Philippines K000296369 No
Gaerlan, F.J.M.; et al. [9994] Philippines K000296368 No
Wiriadinata, H. [HW13275] Indonesia K003016228 Yes
{M. I'abbé Bon} [4881] Vietnam K003016227 Yes

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

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    • 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

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    • 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