Albizia zygia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Ingeae
Genus: Albizia
Species: Albizia zygia

Name

Albizia zygia (DC.) J.F.Macbr., Contr. Gray Herb. 59: 3 (1919)

Synonyms

Basionym
- Inga zygia DC., Mém. Légum.: 440 (1826)
  - Type: s.coll. s.n. (mislabelled as 'Antilles'; Holotype: G-DC; Isotype: K).
    - Note: fide Villiers (1989: 141).
Homotypic
- Zygia brownei Walp., Repert. Bot. Syst. 1: 928 (1843)
- Albizia brownei (Walp.) Oliv., Fl. Trop. Afr. 2: 362 (1871)
- Acacia zygia (DC.) Baill., Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Paris 1: 364 (1883)
- Feuilleea zygia (DC.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 187 (1891)
Heterotypic
- Albizia welwitschioides Schweinf. ex Baker f., Legum. Trop. Africa: 867 (1930): not accepted by Villiers (1989) [cited as A. zygia]
- Albizia letestui Pellegr., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 87(2): 260 (1940), as 'Albizzia Le-Testui'; synonymized with A. zygia by Villiers (1989)
  - Type: G.M.P.C. Le Testu 8060 (29 April 1930; BR [BR0000006251413^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], K [K000244478^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], P [P00418234^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}]; Isotypes: BM {BM000842093^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, BM000842094^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, BM000842095^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}, BR [BR0000006251741^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], LISC [LISC001675^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}], P {P00418235^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}, P00418236^{(GBIF, JSTOR)}}).
  - Type locality: Gabon. Région de Lastoursville: Levata[Levaca].

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa
- West Tropical Africa
  - Benin, Burkina, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.
- West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Burundi, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea [see Note], Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Is. (Bioko) [see Note], Rwanda, Zaïre.
    - Note: Estrella et al. (2005) cite the following specimens:
      - Equatorial Guinea: Lejoly 93/351 (BRLU), Tessmann 175 (K), Tessmann 845 (K);
      - Gulf of Guinea Is. (Bioko): Carvalho 3782 (MA {MA-01-00706068^(GBIF), MA-02-00706068^(GBIF)}), Carvalho 4248 (MA {MA-01-00706066^(GBIF), MA-02-00706066^(GBIF)}).
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Chad, Sudan.
- East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Zimbabwe.
- Western Indian Ocean
  - Madagascar.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Macbride, J.F. 1919. Notes on certain Leguminosae. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 59: 1–27. BHL. Reference page.

Additional references

Beentje, H.J. 1994. Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. 762 p. Online. ISBN 9966-9861-0-3. Reference page. [see Mimosaceae]
Estrella, M., Cabezas, F., Aedo, C. & Velayos, M. 2005. Checklist of the Mimosoideae (Leguminosae) of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko, Río Muni). Belgian Journal of Botany 138(1): 11–23. JSTOR . ResearchGate . Reference page. [see page 13]
Govaerts, R.H.A. 1995. World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2). 483, 529 pp. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-341-0852-X (issue 1) ISBN 90-341-0853-8 (issue 2). Reference page.
Kokwaro, J.O. & Johns, T. 1998. Luo Biological Dictionary. East African Educational Publishers. ISBN 9966-46-841-2 Google Books (only snippets available). Reference page.
Kuntze, O. 1891. Revisio generum plantarum vascularium omnium atque cellularium multarum secundum leges nomenclaturae internationales cum enumeratione plantarum exoticarum in itinere mundi collectarum. Pars I. Pp. I–CLV, 1–374. Arthur Felix, Leipzig [etc.] BHL Reference page.
Lock, J.M. 1989. Legumes of Africa. A check-list. 619 pp. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 0-947643-10-9. Reference page.
Oliver, D. 1871. Flora of Tropical Africa. Vol. 2. Leguminosae to Ficoideae. 613 pp. London. BHL Reference page.
Pellegrin, F. 1940. Plantae Letestuanae novae (XXVI). Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 87(2): 260–261. DOI: 10.1080/00378941.1940.10836419 . Reference page.
Preedanon, S. & Moutsambote, J.-M. 2005. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Congo , ed. sept. 2005: 1-158. ORSTOM, Centre de Brazzaville. Reference page.
Villiers, J.-F. 1989. Leguminosae-Mimosoideae. Flore du Gabon 31: 1–185. ISBN 2-85654-185-2 BHL. Reference page. [see pages 138–141]
Walpers, G.G. 1842–1843. Repertorium Botanices Systematicae. Tomus I. 947 pp. Sumtibus Friderici Hofmeister, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. BHL Reference page.

Links

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Albizia zygia. Accessed: 2024 June 2.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Albizia zygia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 June 2. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Albizia zygia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 10. Reference page.

Hills, R., 2019. Albizia zygia. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern . DOI: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T60758247A60758254.en.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Albizia zygia. Published online. Accessed: 10 October 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Albizia zygia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 October 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Albizia zygia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 10 October 2022.

Vernacular names

English: West African Albizia
luo: Abata(-achol) (Kokwaro & Johns 1998)
Yorùbá: Ayinreta

Ẹ̀dó: Ekpaghudo

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