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Taxon:  Albizia carbonaria Britton



Summary
Genus:
Albizia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
311914
Place of publication:
N. L. Britton & P. Wilson, Bot. Porto Rico 6:348. 1926 (Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Isl.)
Verified:
09/29/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Pithecellobium carbonarium (Britton) Niezgoda & Nevling

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Albizia malacocarpa Standl. ex Britton & Rose
Albizia sumatrana Steenis
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Reference(s)
  1. 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):224.
  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):226. Note: lists as "berteriana"
  3. Camargo, L. A. G. 1970-. Catalogo ilustrado de las plantas de Cundinamarca (Colombia).
  4. Nielsen, I. 1985. The Malesian species of Acacia and Albizia (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae). Opera Bot. 81:47.
  5. Niezgoda, C. J. & L. I. Nevling. 1979. The correct generic placement of Albizia carbonaria Britton. Phytologia 44:310. Note: = Pithecellobium carbonarium
  6. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  7. Rico Arce, M. de L. et al. 2008. A taxonomic study of Albizia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae: Ingeae) in Mexico and Central America. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 65:265-268.
  8. Rico, L. & T. Pennington. 2012. Review of Fabaceae Neotropical Mimosoideae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm.
  9. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
Common names
Spanish
pisquin –
Spanish (Colombia)
muche –
Spanish (El Salvador)
quebracho –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaDarién 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela n.w.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia w.
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaIndonesia  
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  
Native
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Panama [Darién]
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela (n.w.)
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia (w.)
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
  • MALESIA: Indonesia
Naturalized
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas]
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder Rico, L. & T. Pennington. 2012. Review of Fabaceae Neotropical Mimosoideae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm.
Environmentalerosion control Rico Arce, M. de L. et al. 2008. A taxonomic study of Albizia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae: Ingeae) in Mexico and Central America. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 65:265-268.
Environmentalshade/shelterfide Opera Bot 1985; Mem NYBG 74(1):226. 1996Nielsen, I. 1985. The Malesian species of Acacia and Albizia (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae). Opera Bot. 81:47.
Fuelsfuelwood Rico Arce, M. de L. et al. 2008. A taxonomic study of Albizia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae: Ingeae) in Mexico and Central America. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 65:265-268.
Materialswood Rico Arce, M. de L. et al. 2008. A taxonomic study of Albizia (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae: Ingeae) in Mexico and Central America. Anales Jard. Bot. Madrid 65:265-268.
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=311914. Accessed 17 May 2025.