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[[Albizia lebbeck]] is a perennial tree which is found in many areas of the world. |
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Common names for it are '''Acacia''', '''Baile de Caballero''', '''Bois Noir''', '''Bwar Nwar''', '''Lebbeck''', '''Lengua de Mujer''', '''Mata-raton''', '''Rain Tree''', '''Shack-shack''', '''Siris''', '''Vaivai Ni Vavalagi''', '''Vieille Fille''', '''Woman's Tongue''' and '''bano-oriental'''. |
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Its uses include environmental management, forage, medicine and wood. It is cultivated as a shade tree in North and South America.<ref>[http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb/6.00/taxa/184.shtml ILDIS LegumeWeb]</ref> |
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The accepted name is '''''Albizia lebbeck'''''.<ref>[http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?sciname=Mimosa+sirissa ILDIS LegumeWeb]</ref> |
The accepted name is '''''Albizia lebbeck'''''.<ref>[http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?sciname=Mimosa+sirissa ILDIS LegumeWeb]</ref> |
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[[Albizia lebbeck]] is a perennial tree which is found in many areas of the world. |
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Common names for it are '''Acacia''', '''Baile de Caballero''', '''Bois Noir''', '''Bwar Nwar''', '''Lebbeck''', '''Lengua de Mujer''', '''Mata-raton''', '''Rain Tree''', '''Shack-shack''', '''Siris''', '''Vaivai Ni Vavalagi''', '''Vieille Fille''', '''Woman's Tongue''' and '''bano-oriental'''. |
Common names for it are '''Acacia''', '''Baile de Caballero''', '''Bois Noir''', '''Bwar Nwar''', '''Lebbeck''', '''Lengua de Mujer''', '''Mata-raton''', '''Rain Tree''', '''Shack-shack''', '''Siris''', '''Vaivai Ni Vavalagi''', '''Vieille Fille''', '''Woman's Tongue''' and '''bano-oriental'''. |
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Albizia lebbeck (L.)Benth.
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Albizia lebbeck is a perennial tree which is found in many areas of the world. Common names for it are Acacia, Baile de Caballero, Bois Noir, Bwar Nwar, Lebbeck, Lengua de Mujer, Mata-raton, Rain Tree, Shack-shack, Siris, Vaivai Ni Vavalagi, Vieille Fille, Woman's Tongue and bano-oriental.
Its uses include environmental management, forage, medicine and wood. It is cultivated as a shade tree in North and South America.[1]
Synonyms
- Acacia lebbeck (L.) Willd.
- Acacia macrophylla Bunge
- Albizia lebbek sensu auct.
- Feuilleea lebbeck (L.) Kuntze
- Mimosa lebbeck L.
- Mimosa speciosa Jacq.
- Pithecellobium splitgerberianum Miq.
The accepted name is Albizia lebbeck.[2]
Albizia lebbeck is a perennial tree which is found in many areas of the world. Common names for it are Acacia, Baile de Caballero, Bois Noir, Bwar Nwar, Lebbeck, Lengua de Mujer, Mata-raton, Rain Tree, Shack-shack, Siris, Vaivai Ni Vavalagi, Vieille Fille, Woman's Tongue and bano-oriental.
Its uses include environmental management, forage, medicine and wood. It is cultivated as a shade tree in North and South America.[3]