This is a list of species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

 in the legume tree

Tree

A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...

 genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 Albizia

Albizia

Albizia is a genus of about 150 species of mostly fast-growing subtropical and tropical trees and shrubs in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the legume family, Fabaceae. The genus is pantropical, occurring in Asia, Africa, Madagascar, Central, South, and southern North America and Australia, but mostly...

, the silk trees, sirises or albizias.

Numerous species placed in Albizia by early authors were eventually moved to other genera, particularly Archidendron

Archidendron

Archidendron is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae.-Selected species:* Archidendron bigeminum* Archidendron forbesii* Archidendron grandiflorum – Pink Laceflower* Archidendron lovelliae – Tulip Wood...

and many other Ingeae, as well as certain Acacieae, Mimoseae

Mimoseae

Mimoseae is a tribe of leguminous plants in the subfamily Mimosoideae. Where this is treated as a family of its own , the Mimoseae become the subfamily Mimosoideae....

, and even Caesalpinioideae

Caesalpinioideae

Caesalpinioideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, placed in the large family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. Its name is formed from the generic name Caesalpinia....

 and Faboideae

Faboideae

Faboideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. One acceptable alternative name for the subfamily is Papilionoideae....

.

The delimitation of Falcataria

Falcataria

Falcataria is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae....

and Pithecellobium

Pithecellobium

Pithecellobium is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae. The generic name is derived from the Greek words πιθηκος , meaning "ape" or "monkey," and ελλοβιον , meaning "earring," which refers to the coiled shape of the seedpods.Delimitation to the closely related Albizia is a matter...

- close relatives of Albizia - is notoriously complex, with species having been moved between the genera time and again, and probably will continue to do so. Other closely related genera like Chloroleucon

Chloroleucon

Chloroleucon is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae. Some authorities consider it part of the genus Albizia. The generic name is derived from the Greek words χλωρóς , meaning "green," and λευκός , meaning "white."-Selected species:* Chloroleucon chacoense Burk.) Barneby &...

and Samanea

Samanea

Samanea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Mimosoideae....

are often merged with Albizia entirely.

A

• Albizia acle (syn. Mimosa acle) - Acle, Akle
• Albizia acrodena
• Albizia adianthifolia
  Albizia adianthifolia
  Albizia adianthifolia is a tree in the Fabaceae family. It is commonly known as the Flat-crown. Its range extends from eastern South Africa to Tropical Africa.-Description:...
  
  (Schumach.) W.Wight (syn. Albizia fastigiata (E.Mey.) Oliv.)
• Albizia adinocephala (syn. Pithecellobium adinocephalum)
• Albizia altissima
• Albizia amaniensis
• Albizia amara
• Albizia amoenissima
• Albizia androyensis
• Albizia angolensis
• Albizia angulata
• Albizia anthelmintica
• Albizia antunesiana
• Albizia arenicola
• Albizia arunachalensis
• Albizia atakataka
• Albizia attopeuensis (Pierre) I.C.Nielsen
• Albizia aurisparsa
• Albizia austrobrasilica
• Albizia aylmeri

B

• Albizia balabaka
• Albizia barinensis
• Albizia bequaerti
• Albizia bernieri Villiers
• Albizia berteriana
  Albizia berteriana
  Albizia berteriana is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family. It is found in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Jamaica.Junior synonyms are:* Acacia berteriana DC.* Acacia littoralis A...
  
  – Bertero Albizia
• Albizia boinensis
• Albizia boivinii – endemic to Madagascar
• Albizia bracteata
• Albizia brevifolia
• Albizia buntingii
  Albizia buntingii
  Albizia buntingii is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Venezuela.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 18 July 2007....
  
  
• Albizia burkartiana
  Albizia burkartiana
  Albizia burkartiana is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family. It is found only in Brazil.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . . Downloaded on 18 July 2007....
  
  
• Albizia burmanica

C

• Albizia calcarea
• Albizia canescens – Townsville Siris
• Albizia carbonaria – Naked Albizia, Cotton Varay
• Albizia carrii
  Albizia carrii
  Albizia carrii is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family. It is found only in Papua New Guinea.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . . Downloaded on 18 July 2007....
  
  
• Albizia charpentieri
• Albizia chevalieri Harms
• Albizia chinensis – Chinese Albizia
• Albizia commiphoroides
• Albizia comorensis
• Albizia comptonii
• Albizia conjugato-pinnata
• Albizia corbisieri
• Albizia coriaria
• Albizia coripatensis
• Albizia corniculata
• Albizia crassiramea

D

• Albizia deplanchei
• Albizia divaricata
• Albizia dolichadena
• Albizia dubia
• Albizia duclouxii

E

• Albizia edwallii
  Albizia edwallii
  Albizia edwallii is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found in Argentina and Brazil.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 18 July 2007....
  
  
• Albizia elegans
• Albizia eriorhachis
• Albizia euryphylla

F

• Albizia fastigiata
• Albizia ferruginea
  Albizia ferruginea
  Albizia ferruginea is a species of plant in the Fabaceae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, and...
  
  – Musase
• Albizia flamignii
• Albizia forbesii
• Albizia fournieri

G

• Albizia garrettii
• Albizia gigantea
• Albizia gillardinii
• Albizia glaberrima (Schum. & Thonn.) Benth.
• Albizia glabrior
• Albizia glabripetala
  Albizia glabripetala
  Albizia glabripetala is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found in Brazil, Guyana, and Venezuela.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 18 July 2007....
  
  
• Albizia grandibracteata
• Albizia granulosa
• Albizia greveana - endemic to Madagascar
• Albizia guachapele
• Albizia guillainii
  Albizia guillainii
  Albizia guillainii is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in New Caledonia.It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:* Jaffré, T. et al. 1998. . Downloaded on 18 July 2007....
  
  
• Albizia gummifera - native to Ethiopia and Kenya

H

• Albizia harveyi
• Albizia hasslerii
• Albizia heblirghd

I

• Albizia inundata
  Albizia inundata
  Albizia inundata is a perennial tree native to South America. Common names include maloxo, muqum, paloflojo, Timbo Blanco, Timbo-ata, and also "canafistula" though this usually is Golden Shower Tree ....
  
  – maloxo, muqum, paloflojo, Timbo Blanco, Timbo-ata, "canafistula"
• Albizia isenbergiana

J

• Albizia jaubertiana
• Albizia julibrissin
  Albizia julibrissin
  Albizia julibrissin is a species of legume in the genus Albizia, native to southwestern and eastern Asia, from Persia east to China and Korea...
  
  – Persian Silk Tree, Pink Siris, Nemu Tree, Bastard Tamarind, Lenkoran Acacia; shabkhosb (Persian
  Persian language
  Persian is an Iranian language within the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European languages. It is primarily spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan and countries which historically came under Persian influence...
  
  ); nemunoki, nemurinoki, nenenoki (Japanese
  Japanese language
  is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities. It is a member of the Japonic language family, which has a number of proposed relationships with other languages, none of which has gained wide acceptance among historical linguists .Japanese is an...
  
  )

K

• Albizia kalkora (Roxb.) Prain – Kalkora Mimosa
• Albizia katangensis
• Albizia kostermansii

L

• Albizia lancangensis
• Albizia lankaensis
• Albizia lathamii
• Albizia laurentii
• Albizia lebbeck
  Albizia lebbeck
  Albizia lebbeck is a species of Albizia, native to tropical southern Asia, and widely cultivated and naturalised in other tropical and subtropical regions. English names for it include Lebbeck, Lebbek Tree, Flea Tree, Frywood, Koko and Woman's tongues Tree...
  
  – Lebbeck, Lebbek Tree, Frywood, Koko, Woman's-tongue Tree
• Albizia lebbekoides – Indian Albizia
• Albizia leonardii
  Albizia leonardii
  Albizia leonardii is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Haiti.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 18 July 2007....
  
  
• Albizia letestui
• Albizia littoralis
• Albizia lucidior
• Albizia lugardi

M

• Albizia macrophylla
• Albizia mahalao
• Albizia mainaea - endemic to Madagascar
• Albizia malacophylla
• Albizia masikororum
• Albizia minyi
• Albizia morombensis
• Albizia mossambicensis
• Albizia mossamedensis
• Albizia multiflora – Monkey's Earring, "guanacaste"
• Albizia myriophylla

N

• Albizia nayaritensis
• Albizia niopoides – Tantakayo Albizia
• Albizia numidarum

O

• Albizia obbiadensis
  Albizia obbiadensis
  Albizia obbiadensis is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Somalia.-References:* Thulin, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 18 July 2007....
  
  
• Albizia obliquifoliolata
• Albizia odorata
• Albizia odoratissima
• Albizia oliveri
• Albizia orissensis
• Albizia ortegae

P

• Albizia papuensis
• Albizia pedicellaris
• Albizia pedicellata
• Albizia pentzkeana
• Albizia perrieri
• Albizia petersiana
• Albizia philippinensis
• Albizia pistaciifolia
  Albizia pistaciifolia
  Albizia pistaciifolia is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.Local names include Guayacán Cenega, Guayacán Chaparro or Guayacán Hobo in Colombia, "Nance" or Tinto de Bajos in Ecuador, and Carabali, Quiebrahacho or Vera Macho in Venezuela.Junior...
  
  – Guayacán Cenega, Guayacán Chaparro, Guayacán Hobo (Colombia
  Colombia
  Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
  
  ); "Nance
  Nance
  Byrsonima crassifolia is a species of flowering plant in the acerola family, Malpighiaceae, that is native to tropical America. It is valued for its small, sweet, yellow fruit, which are strongly scented....
  
  ", Tinto de Bajos (Ecuador
  Ecuador
  Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
  
  ); Carabali, Quiebrahacho, Vera Macho (Venezuela
  Venezuela
  Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
  
  )
• Albizia poilanei
• Albizia poissoni
• Albizia polycephala
• Albizia polyphylla - endemic to Madagascar
• Albizia pospischilii
• Albizia procera – Tall Albizia

R

• Albizia retusa
• Albizia rhombifolia
• Albizia richardiana
• Albizia rosea
• Albizia rosulata
• Albizia rufa

S

• Albizia sahafariensis
• Albizia salomonensis
• Albizia saman – Rain Tree, Saman, Monkey Pod; cenízaro (Spanish
  Spanish language
  Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
  
  ); campano (Colombia
  Colombia
  Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
  
  , Venezuela
  Venezuela
  Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
  
  )
• Albizia saponaria – White-flowered Albizia
• Albizia schimperiana
• Albizia sherriffii
• Albizia simeonis
• Albizia sinaloensis – Sinaloan Albizia
• Albizia splendens
• Albizia subdimidiata
• Albizia suluensis
  Albizia suluensis
  Albizia suluensis is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family. It is found only in South Africa. It is threatened by habitat loss.-References:...
  
  – Zulu Albizia

T

• Albizia tanganyicensis
  • Albizia tanganyicensis ssp. adamsoniorum
• Albizia thompsonii
• Albizia tomentella
  • Albizia tomentella var. rotundata
  • Albizia tomentella var. sumbawaensis
• Albizia tomentosa – Tomentose Albizia
• Albizia tulearensis

V

• Albizia vaughanii
  Albizia vaughanii
  Albizia vaughanii is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Mauritius.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.-Source:* Allet, M. & Strahm, W. 2000. . Downloaded on 18 July 2007....
  
  
• Albizia verrucosa
• Albizia versicolor
• Albizia vialeana
• Albizia viridis

W

• Albizia welwitschii
• Albizia welwitschioides
• Albizia westerhuisii

Formerly placed here

• Acacia caesia var. caesia (as Albizia sikharamensis)
• Acacia mearnsii (as Albizia mearnsii)
• Acacia neumanniana (as Albizia neumanniana)
• Archidendron bubalinum (as Albizia bubalina)
• Archidendron clypearia (as Albizia clypearia)
• Archidendron clypearia ssp. clypearia (as Albizia angulata)
• Archidendron glomeriflorum (as Albizia glomeriflora)
• Archidendron jiringa (as Albizia jiringa)
• Archidendron lucyi (as Albizia lucyi)
• Archidendron oppositum (as Albizia macrothyrsa)
• Archidendron palauense (as Albizia papuana (Scheff.) F. Muell.)
• Archidendron turgidum (as Albizia croizatiana, A. lucida auct. non Benth., A. turgida)
• Archidendron yunnanense (as Albizia yunnanensis (Kosterm.) Y.H. Huang)
• Archidendropsis basaltica (as Albizia basaltica)
• Archidendropsis thozetiana
  Archidendropsis thozetiana
  Archidendropsis thozetiana is a species tree native to the dry rainforests and gallery forests of Queensland, Australia....
  
  (as Albizia thozetiana)
• Calliandra houstoniana
  Calliandra houstoniana
  Calliandra houstoniana is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the Fabaceae family.-References:*...
  
  var. anomala (as Albizia callistemon)
• Cathormion umbellatum ssp. moniliforme (as Albizia amoenissima)
• Chloroleucon mangense var. mangense (as Albizia marthae)
• Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Guanacaste
  Guanacaste (tree)
  Enterolobium cyclocarpum, commonly known as Guanacaste, Caro Caro, or Elephant Ear Tree, is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to tropical regions of the Americas, from central Mexico south to northern Brazil and Venezuela...
  
  ; as Albizia longipes)
• Erythrophleum teysmannii (as Albizia cambodiana)
• Falcataria moluccana (Moluccan Albizia; as Albizia eymae, A. fulva, A. moluccana)
• Havardia albicans
  Havardia albicans
  Havardia albicans is a perennial tree which grows to 5 m tall. It is native to Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America, in regions around the Yucatan Peninsula. Common names for it include Chucum and Cuisache...
  
  (Chucum, Cuisache; as Albizia lundellii, A. rubiginosa)
• Hesperalbizia occidentalis
  Hesperalbizia occidentalis
  Hesperalbizia occidentalis is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.As a native plant it is found only in Mexico, where it is endangered by deforestation...
  
  (Palo Esopeta; as Albizia obliqua, A. occidentalis, A. plurijuga)
• Pararchidendron pruinosum
  Pararchidendron pruinosum
  Pararchidendron pruinosum is an Australian rainforest tree growing from the Shoalhaven River in New South Wales to Herberton in north Queensland. It's also found in New Guinea and Indonesia. Common names include Snow-wood, Tulip Siris and Monkey's Earrings. The habitat of the Snow-wood is...
  
  var. junghuhnianum (as Albizia tengerensis)
• Paraserianthes lophantha
  Paraserianthes lophantha
  Paraserianthes lophantha, commonly called Albizia, Cape Leeuwin Wattle or Crested Wattle, is a fast-growing tree that occurs naturally along the southwest coast of Western Australia, from Fremantle to King George Sound. It was first spread beyond southwest Australia by Baron Ferdinand von Mueller,...
  
  (as Albizia lophantha)
• Paraserianthes lophantha ssp. montana (as Albizia montana)
• Pithecellobium decandrum
  Pithecellobium decandrum
  Pithecellobium decandrum is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family. It is sometimes placed in the genus Albizia, and indeed its generic affiliation is not firmly established.It is found only in Brazil....
  
  (as Albizia decandra)
• Pithecellobium dulce
  Pithecellobium dulce
  Pithecellobium dulce is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. It is introduced and extensively naturalised in the Caribbean, Florida, Guam and Southeast Asia. It is considered an invasive species in Hawaii.It...
  
  (Madras Thorn; as Albizia dulcis)
• Pithecellobium flavovirens (as Albizia flavovirens)
• Pithecellobium nicoyanum (as Albizia nicoyana)
• Pseudosamanea cubana
  Pseudosamanea cubana
  Pseudosamanea cubana is a tree species in the legume family . It is found only in Cuba.Presently, this is the only member of the genus Pseudosamanea. Pseudosamanea guachapele is a junior synonym of Albizia guachapele....
  
  (as Albizia cubana)
• Schleinitzia megaladenia (as Albizia megaladenia)
• Serianthes minahassae ssp. fosbergii (as Albizia melanesica)
• Serianthes minahassae ssp. minahassae (as Albizia minahassae)

and others