Taxon:  Albizia chinensis (Osbeck) Merr.



Summary
Genus:
Albizia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
2127
Place of publication:
Amer. J. Bot. 3:575.  1916
Verified:
12/22/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
12 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Mimosa chinensis Osbeck

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Acacia stipulata DC.
Albizia marginata (Lam.) Merr.
Albizia stipulata (DC.) Boivin
Inga purpurascens Hassk.
Mimosa marginata Lam.
Mimosa stipulacea Roxb.
Pithecellobium serronii Glaz., nom. nud.

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Seed

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  2. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
  3. Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):241.
  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  5. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  6. Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:63-65.
  7. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  8. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  9. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  10. Huang, Y. H. 1983. A taxonomic study of the genus Albizia Durazz. from China. Acta Bot. Yunnan. 5:135.
  11. Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
  12. Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
  13. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
  14. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  15. National Academy of Sciences. 1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
  16. Nielsen, I. 1979. Notes on the genus Albizia Durazz. (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae) in Mainland S.E. Asia. Adansonia sér. 2, 19:203.
  17. Nielsen, I. 1985. The Malesian species of Acacia and Albizia (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae). Opera Bot. 81:40.
  18. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  19. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
  20. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. Note: cultivated
  21. Zhu, X. Y. et al. 2007. Legumes of China: a checklist
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishChinese albizia  1Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:63-65.
Englishsilktree  1Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:63-65.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng Zhu, X. Y. et al. 2007. Legumes of China: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Zhu, X. Y. et al. 2007. Legumes of China: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Zhu, X. Y. et al. 2007. Legumes of China: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan Sheng Zhu, X. Y. et al. 2007. Legumes of China: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHunan Sheng Zhu, X. Y. et al. 2007. Legumes of China: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng Zhu, X. Y. et al. 2007. Legumes of China: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXizang Zizhiqu Zhu, X. Y. et al. 2007. Legumes of China: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng Zhu, X. Y. et al. 2007. Legumes of China: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAndhra Pradesh Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaArunachal Pradesh Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaAssam Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaBihar Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaDelhi Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaGoa Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaHaryana Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaHimachal Pradesh Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaJammu and Kashmir Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKarnataka Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaKerala Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMaharashtra Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaManipur Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMeghalaya Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaMizoram Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaNagaland Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaOdisha Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaPuducherry Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaPunjab Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaRajasthan Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaSikkim Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTamil Nadu Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaTripura Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaUttar Pradesh Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndiaWest Bengal Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentSri Lanka  Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaIndiaAndaman and Nicobar Islands Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaLaos  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand   
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaBrunei Darussalam  Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaEast Timor  Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJawa Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaKalimantan Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaLesser Sunda Islands Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysiaSabah Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaMalaysiaSarawak Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
2Cultivated    also cult. in tropics 
5UncertainAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSumatera Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Hainan Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xizang Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India [Sikkim, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Karnataka, Delhi, Goa, Mizoram, Puducherry, Arunachal Pradesh], Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan
  • INDO-CHINA: India [Andaman and Nicobar Islands], Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • MALESIA: Brunei Darussalam, Indonesia [Jawa, Kalimantan, Lesser Sunda Islands], Malaysia [Sabah, Sarawak], East Timor
Cultivated (also cult. in tropics)
Uncertain
Asia-Tropical
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Sumatera]

Reference(s)
  1. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
  2. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  3. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  4. Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
  5. Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
  6. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. 1948-. Flora malesiana.
  7. Zhu, X. Y. et al. 2007. Legumes of China: a checklist
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalrevegetator Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):241.
Environmentalshade/sheltershade for coffee/teaBarneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):241.
Materialsfiberpotential for wood pulpNational Academy of Sciences. 1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
Materialswoodpotential for timber for planks and furnitureNational Academy of Sciences. 1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=2127. Accessed 11 May 2026.