''Albizia lucida'' is an Asian tree species in the ''

Acacia ''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus na ...

'' clade. It ranges from the western Himalayas through Indochina and southern China to Taiwan. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. In Vietnam it may be called ''bản xe (or đái bò)''.

Description

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. Flower of Albizia lucida

References

Nielsen I (1985) ''Opera Botanica'' 81. The Malesian Sp. of Acacia & Albizia. Nielsen I (1981) Leg-Mim. In: ''Flore du Cambodge, du Laos et Viet-nam'' Vol 19-A. Phạm Hoàng Hộ (1999) ''Cây Cỏ Việt Nam: an Illustrated Flora of Vietnam'' vol. I publ. Nhà Xuẩt Bản Trẻ, HCMC, VN.

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from1=Q50826498, from2=Q10890114 lucida Flora of Indo-China Flora of Taiwan Trees of Vietnam Fabales of Asia Plants described in 1837