Albizia lucida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
Genus: | Albizia |
Species: | A. lucida
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Binomial name | |
Albizia lucida (Jacques)
Benth. (1844)
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Albizia lucida [3] [4] is an Asian tree species in the Acacia clade. It ranges from the western Himalayas through Indochina and southern China to Taiwan. [2] No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. [5] In Vietnam it may be called bản xe (or đái bò). [1]
This tree species grows up to 40 m, in tropical forests up to 1200m elevation. The leaves are (single) pinnate, in 1-3 pairs. The seed pods are yellow and glabrous, typically 160-200 x 25-30mm, containing less than ten 8-9mm seeds. [1]