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Chinese Albizia
Albizia chinensis
Albizia chinensis is a species of legume in the genus Albizia, native to South and Southeast Asia, from India to China and Indonesia.
The genus is named after the Italian nobleman Filippo degli Albizzi, belonging to the famous Florentine family Albizzi, who introduced it to Europe in the mid-18th century, and it is sometimes incorrectly spelled Albizzia.
From the article Albizia chinensis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Albizia chinensis is a deciduous or evergreen tree that reaches a height of up to 30–43 m (100–140 ft). Its trunk has a diameter up to 1–2 m (3 ft 3 in – 6 ft 7 in). Its flowers are stalked heads that aggregate into a yellow panicle. The fruits are indehiscent pods.
At the table
Albizia chinensis is a browse tree, its leaves being readily eaten by goats, but they rarely touch its bark since it contains saponin. It is also a shade tree in plantations. It can be planted as an ornamental tree.
Wikipedia: “Uses”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Albizia chinensis in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 60831.