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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

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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

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Naturalized

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 Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Albizia procera Wheeler AFB, UTM 2376050, 599427 Lowland roadside, cultivated setting. Preserved_Specimen Small trees to 5 m tall; white, mimosa type flowers. Fruits gathered from ground. OED 2009090401 Oahu BISH 2009-09-04
2 Albizia procera unknown Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. BISH
3 Albizia procera unknown Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. BISH
4 Albizia procera Wheeler Army Airfield, near Wheeler Elementary school along fence by Wilikina. UTM 599402, 2376403. Mesic non-native landscaped roadside. Preserved_Specimen Tree to about 10m. Beachy, J. 415 Oahu BISH 2016-02-03
5 Albizia procera Perimeter of Wheeler Army Airfield along Kunia Road. Associated canopy: Eucalyptus sp. Understory: Carex wahuensis (planted during a recent restoration project.) Preserved_Specimen Tree 20 ft tall. Leaves bipinnately compound, parapinnate, 14-20 inches long, with 7-10 pairs of opposite leaflets. Fruiting. Ca 10 plants. Unsure if naturalizing. Looks like same Albizia observed naturalized by Ku Tree Dam (USARMY 484). Kawelo, K. 491 Oahu BISH 2018-03-07
6 Albizia procera Perimeter of Wheeler Army Airfield, along Kunia Road. Associated canopy: Spathodea campanulata. Understory: planted Carex wahuensis. Preserved_Specimen Naturalized tree 30 ft tall. Ca. 5 plants.While there are examples of this tree that are clearly planted in the landscaping, several medium to small trees on Wheeler were observed in places that do not look like deliberate plantings. Kawelo, K. 505 Oahu BISH 2019-01-16
7 Albizia procera Waipio, along Kamehameha Hwy just S of Mililani, near S end of Kipapa gulch. Dry/Mesic roadcut. Preserved_Specimen Upright tree with sparse canopy 10-12m ht. Lau, A. 1 Oahu BISH 2017-01-06
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