Family:
Fabaceae Lindl.
Genus:
Albizia Durazz.
Species:
Albizia niopoides (Spruce ex Benth.) Burkart

Albizia niopoides var. niopoides

This variety is accepted, and its native range is S. Mexico to Tropical America.

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Ecology
Africa: Cultivated
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Tree
Vernacular
Angico Branco, Carabeli, Caro, Guacamayo, Gurijuba, Hueso De Pescado, Jebio, Llambo Paspaco, Paspaco Blanco, Tantacayo, Tribunal, Turupia Camburi Chiquito, Wild Tamarind, Yvyra-ju

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Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Tree

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Use
Environmental, Miscellaneous

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Bangladesh, Hawaii, Nigeria

Albizia niopoides var. niopoides appears in other Kew resources:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2008 Prain [s.n.], India Albizia richardiana K000635027 lectotype Yes
Aug 1, 2008 Prain [s.n.], India Albizia richardiana K000635028 syntype Yes

Accepted by

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Scientific Data 8: 215.

Literature

Kew Backbone Distributions

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International Legume Database and Information Service

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

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  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families 2022. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/
    © Copyright 2017 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0