Fabaceae
Albizia

Albizia versicolor Welw. ex Oliv.

First published in Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 359 (1871)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Congo to Kenya and S. Africa. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Caprivi Strip, Congo, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Flora Zambesiaca 3(1): 1-153. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. (2008). Plants of Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1-279. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Kalema, J. & Beentje, H. (2012). Conservation checklist of the trees of Uganda: 1-235. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mannheimer, C.A. & Curtis, B.A. (eds.) (2009). Le Roux and Müller's field guide to the trees and shrubs of Namibia, rev. ed.: 1-525. Macmillan Education Namibia, Windhoek.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.
  • Timberlake, J.R., Bayliss, J., Alves, T., Francisco, J., Harris, T., Nangoma, D. & de Sousa, C. (2009). Biodiversity and Conservation of Mchese Mountain, Malawi. Report produced under the Darwin Initiative Award 15/036: 1-71. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Flora Zambesiaca 3(1): 1-153. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Germishuizen, G. & Meyer, N.L. (eds.) (2003). Plants of Southern Africa an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14: 1-1231. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Sita, P. & Moutsambote, J.-M. (2005). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo, ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Brenan, J. P. M. (1959). Mimosoideae. In: Fl. Trop. East Africa. Hubbard & Milne-Redhead
  • Ross, J. H. (1975). Mimosoideae. In: Flora Southern Africa Vol. 16, pt. 1. Ross, J. H
  • White, F. (1983). The Vegetation of Africa

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 30, 1971 Correia, M.F.; Marques, A. [1052] Mozambique K000317878 Yes
K000244526 Unknown Type Material Yes
Honey, T. [784] Mozambique K000317874 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [9636] Angola K001276291 Yes
Groenendijk, E.N.C. [758] Mozambique K000317872 Yes
Groenendijk, E.N.C. [2076] Mozambique K000317881 Yes
Martin, J.D. [320] Zambia K000317884 Yes
Maiato, F.; Camôngua, J. [FM1726] Angola K001636128 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [1364] Angola K001276290 Yes
Angus, A. [1625] Zambia K000317892 Yes
Troupin, G. [4779] Rwanda K:SPC-09232.000 No
Angus, A. [138] Zambia K000317891 Yes
Gossweiler, J. [1353] Angola K001276289 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [179] Malawi K000317871 Yes
Welwitsch [1706] Angola K000244527 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kwatha, R.B.; Tawakali, E.J.; Zimba, M.G. [268] Malawi K000317870 Yes
Barbosa, G. [242] Mozambique K000317880 Yes
Gairdner, A.E. [n91] Zambia K000317890 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [929] Zambia K000317883 Yes
Groenendijk, E.N.C. [2216] Mozambique K000317875 Yes
Codd, L.E. [7186] Zambia K000317889 Yes
Smith, P.A. [285] Zambia K000489604 Yes
Chapman, J.D. [1375] Malawi K000317869 Yes
Rensburg, H.J., van [KBS2599] Zambia K000317888 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [28681] Mozambique K000317877 Yes
Rensburg, H.J., van [KBS2301] Zambia K000317886 Yes
Richards, H.M. [6282] Zambia K000317882 Yes
Astle, W.L. [5140] Zambia K000317887 Yes
Biegel, H.M. [898] Botswana K000489605 Yes
Smith, P.A. [717] Botswana K000489606 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [30094] Mozambique K000317879 Yes
Gomez e Sousa [1918] Mozambique K000317873 Yes
Robinson, E.A. [929] Zambia K000317885 Yes
Mogg, A.O.D. [32135] Mozambique K000317876 Yes

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

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