''Pseudabizzia niopoides'' is a species of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
in the pea family (
). It is a tree native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southern Mexico to northeastern Argentina, including the Leeward and Windward Islands in the Caribbean.
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The tree is widely distributed across a large range, and has a large population. It is not threatened, and its conservation status is assessed as ]least concern
A least-concern species is a species that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as evaluated as not being a focus of species conservation because the specific species is still plentiful in the wild. T ...
.[
Two varieties are accepted:][
*''Pseudalbizzia niopoides'' var. ''colombiana'' (syn. ''Albizia colombiana'' ) – Colombia and Venezuela
*''Pseudalbizzia niopoides'' var. ''niopoides'' – southern Mexico to northeastern Argentina, including the Leeward and Windward Islands
]
References
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Mimosoids
Neotropical realm flora
Plants described in 1875