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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae — a genus of tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs.

Etymologies

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After Filippo del Albizzi.

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Examples

  • Other dominant species are Albizia gummifera, Parinari excelsum and Chrysophyllum gorungosanum.

    Kahuzi-Biéga National Park, Democratic Republic of Congo 2009

  • It includes Albizia carbonaria, Calophyllum brasiliense var. rekoi, Inga, Cecropia, Ficus and Lonchocarpus spp., balsa Ochroma lagopus, Luehea seemannii, Pachira aquatica and Heliconia.

    Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve, Honduras 2008

  • Below 2,400 m, the vegetation is mixed broad-leaf forest of Symphonia globulifera, Prunus africana, Albizia and Podocarpus spp. with few large trees and a broken canopy except in valley-bottoms and flat ridge crests.

    Rwenzori Mountains National Park, Uganda 2009

  • In the tropical semi-evergreen forests common trees and shrubs are Albizia procera, Duabanga grandiflora, Lagerstroemia speciosa, Crateva unilocularis, Sterculia urens, Grewia serrulata, Mallotus philippensis, Bridelia retusa, Aphania rubra, Leea indica and L. umbraculifera.

    Kaziranga National Park, India 2009

  • Below 1,200 m on the north slopes, Albizia chinensis is a characteristic species.

    Lesser Sundas deciduous forests 2008

  • Albizia petersiana, Craibia brevicaudata subsp. burtii, and Bussea massaiensis occasionally emerge from the lower canopy to form an open, upper canopy of 6-12m height.

    Itigi-Sumbu thicket 2008

  • Common lowland deciduous trees in eastern Java and Bali are Homalium tomentosum, Albizia lebbekoides, Acacia leucophloea, A. tomentosa, Bauhinia malabarica, Cassia fistula, Dillenia pentagyna, Tetrameles nudiflora, Ailanthus integrifolia, and Phyllanthus emblica.

    Eastern Java-Bali rain forests 2008

  • These include Acacia sieberana, Albizia versicolor, Combretum spp, Ficussycamorus, Sclerocarya caffra, Terminalia sericea and Ziziphus macronata.

    Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets 2008

  • Common lowland deciduous trees in eastern Java and Bali are Homalium tomentosum, Albizia lebbekoides, Acacia leucophloea, A. tomentosa, Bauhinia malabarica, Cassia fistula, Dillenia pentagyna, Tetrameles nudiflora, Ailanthus integrifolia, and Phyllanthus emblica.

    Eastern Java-Bali montane rain forests 2008

  • Dominant tree species include Celtis prantlii, Morus mezozygia, Albizia glaberrima, A. gummifera, Ficus mucuso, and F. exasperata, and canopy height rarely exceeds 30 m.

    Angolan scarp savanna and woodlands 2008

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