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Albizia procera

(Roxb.) Benth. (1844)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Albizia

Description

Key Characters:

Growth Form: Trees, deciduous, to 15 m tall.

Stems: Branchlets slightly pubes­cent or subglabrous.

Roots:

Leaves: Leaves compound (pinnae 3-5 pairs). Alternate. Blades 15-20 cm; leaflets 6-12 pairs, ovate to subrhombic, 3-4.5 × 1.2-2.2 cm. Apex obtuse or emarginate. Base oblique. Surfaces sparsely appressed pubescent. Blades subleathery. Main vein closer to lower side. Petioles with an oblong gland ca. 1 cm above base; petiolules ca. 2 mm; Stipules small.

Flowers: Heads ca. 20-flowered, arranged in axillary or terminal panicles. Flowers perfect, uniform, sessile. Calyx 5-toothed, 2-3 mm, glabrous. Corolla 5-lobed, yellow-white, ca. 6 mm; lobes lanceolate, ca. 2.5 mm, apex pubescent. Staminal tube longer than corolla tube. Ovary superior, glabrous, subsessile.

Fruit: Legume ligulate; flat; 10-15 × 1.5-2.5 cm; glabrous. Seeds 8-12; obovoid-elliptic; pleurogram obovate-elliptic.

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Historical Distribution

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Potentially Naturalizing

Island Status

O'ahu Potentially Naturalizing

Dispersal Agents

Wind

Pollinators

Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: London J. Bot. 3: 89 (1844)

Other References

Frohlich & Lau 2020:58 (NEWNAT/O, DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Scientific Name Authorship Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth. Waianae Mts., Honouliuli For. Res., Gate No. 5. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Max F. Landgraf s.n. Oahu PTBG 6/19/1951
2 Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth. Waipio, along Kamehameha Hwy just S of Mililani, near S end of Kipapa Gulch. Dry/mesic roadcut. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Alex Lau 1 Oahu PTBG 1/6/2017
3 Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth. Waianae Mts., Honouliuli Forest Reserve, Gate No. 5 PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Landgraf, M. F.; Ning, W. S. s.n., 2 of 2 Oahu US 6/19/1951
4 Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth. Waipio, along Kamehameha Hwy just S of Mililani, near S end of Kipapa gulch. Dry/Mesic roadcut. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Lau, A. 1 Oahu BISH 1/6/2017
5 Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth. Wheeler AFB, UTM 2376050, 599427 Lowland roadside, cultivated setting. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN OED 2009090401 Oahu BISH 9/4/2009
6 Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth. Perimeter of Wheeler Army Airfield, along Kunia Road. Associated canopy: Spathodea campanulata. Understory: planted Carex wahuensis. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kawelo, K. USARMY 505 Oahu BISH 1/16/2019
7 Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth. wheeler afb, utm 2376050, 599427 Lowland roadside, cultivated setting. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN oed collector number: 2009090401 Oahu BISH 9/4/2009
8 Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth. Perimeter of Wheeler Army Airfield along Kunia Road. Associated canopy: Eucalyptus sp. Understory: Carex wahuensis (planted during a recent restoration project.) PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Kawelo, K. USARMY 491 Oahu BISH 3/7/2018
9 Albizia procera (Roxb.) Benth. Wheeler Army Airfield, near Wheeler Elementary school along fence by Wilikina. UTM 599402, 2376403. Mesic non-native landscaped roadside. PRESERVED_SPECIMEN Beachy, J. USARMY 415 Oahu BISH 2/3/2016
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