PLANTS Profile for Albizia lebbeck (woman's tongue)

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PLANTS Profile

Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.
woman's tongue

Symbol:

ALLE

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		I
VI		I

More Information:

Images:
Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.

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Synonyms:
Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.

MILE6

Mimosa lebbeck L.

Distribution:
Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (CA, FL, HI, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 17 species in Albizia

Classification:
Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Albizia Durazz. – albizia
Species	Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. – woman's tongue

U.S. Weed Information:
Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.

raom tree
soros-tree
woman's-tongue tree

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

FLEPPC		Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list (19 October 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.
HEAR		USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii (20 October 2003). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii.

Introduced Information:
Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26450.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Related Web Sites:
Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.

CSIRO: pasture tree abstract

Cornell University: abstract & images

Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council: Invasive Plant List

Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk: Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems

Time Generated: 10/09/2008 07:43 AM MDT