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Taxon:  Paraserianthes lophantha (Willd.) I. C. Nielsen



Summary
Genus:
Paraserianthes
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
312540
Place of publication:
Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia 5:326. 1984 ("1983")
Verified:
10/28/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Paraserianthes lophantha (Willd.) I. C. Nielsen subsp. lophantha (0 active accession[s])
Paraserianthes lophantha (Willd.) I. C. Nielsen subsp. montana (Jungh.) I. C. Nielsen (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Albizia distachya J. F. Macbr.
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. 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):256-257.
  3. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage Note: = Albizia
  4. Green, J. W. 1985. Census of the vascular plants of Western Australia
  5. Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
  6. Henderson, M. et al. 1987. Declared weeds and alien invader plants in South Africa. Botanical Research Institute, bulletin 413
  7. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  8. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976) Note: = Albizia
  9. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: = Albizia
  10. Nielsen, I. C. et al. 1983. Studies in the Malesian, Australian, and Pacific Ingeae (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae): the genera Archidendropsis, Wallaceodendron, Paraserianthes, Pararchidendron, and Serianthes (part 2). Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia ser. 4, 5:352.
  11. Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Common names
English
Australian albizia –
Cape Leeuwin wattle –
Cape-wattle –
crested-wattle –
stink-bean –
Afrikaans
stinkboon –
Swedish
rumsakacia –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaJawa 
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaLesser Sunda IslandsBali
1NativeAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesiaSumatera 
1NativeAustralasiaAustraliaAustraliaWestern Australias.w.
2Cultivated    also cult.
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalAzores 
4NaturalizedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
Native
Asia-Tropical
  • MALESIA: Indonesia [Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands (Bali), Sumatera]
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia [Western Australia (s.w.)]
Cultivated (also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Portugal [Azores]
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamentalfide Mem NYBG 74:257. 1996; Invasive Pl SpecBarneby, 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):256-257.
Weed  Henderson, M. et al. 1987. Declared weeds and alien invader plants in South Africa. Botanical Research Institute, bulletin 413
Weed  Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed  Henderson, L. 2001. Alien weeds and invasive plants: a complete guide to declared weeds and invaders in South Africa. Plant Protection Research Institute, Handbook 12
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=312540. Accessed 11 May 2025.