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This page is about the tree described by Antonio Durazzini. John Gilbert Baker used the same scientific name to refer to Prain's Albizia kalkora, the Mimosa kalkora of William Roxburgh. John Gilbert Baker ( January 13, 1834 - August 16, 1920) was an English Botanist. William Roxburgh ( June 29, 1751 &ndash April 10, 1815) was a Scottish Surgeon and Botanist.
Persian Silk Tree
Habitus
Habitus
Conservation status
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Rosidae
(unranked) Eurosids I
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Mimosoideae
Tribe: Ingeae
Genus: Albizia
Species: A. The conservation status of a Species is an indicator of the likelihood of that species remaining extant either in the present day or the near future The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (also known as the IUCN Red List or Red Data List) created in 1963 is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global Plants are living Organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group Magnoliopsida is the Botanical name for a class of Flowering plants By definition the class will include the family Magnoliaceae, but its Under the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (ICBN Rosidae is a Botanical name at the rank of subclass. In the APG II system for the classification of the Angiosperms the name rosids refers to a Clade, meaning a Monophyletic group of plants Fabales is an order of Flowering plants It is included in the rosid group of the Eudicots in the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group II Fabaceae or Leguminosae is a large and economically important family of Flowering plants which is commonly known as the legume family, pea As noted below in some classifications (eg the Cronquist system) "Mimosoideae" refers to what here is considered the tribe Mimoseae. Albizia is a Genus of about 150 Species of mostly fast-growing Subtropical and Tropical Trees and Shrubs julibrissin
Binomial name
Albizia julibrissin
Durazz.
Synonyms

Many, see text
Persian Silk Tree foliage and flowers
Persian Silk Tree foliage and flowers

Albizia julibrissin is a species of legume in the genus Albizia, native to southern and eastern Asia, from Iran east to China and Korea. In Scientific nomenclature, synonyms are different Scientific names used for a single Taxon. In Biology, a species is one of the basic units of Biological classification and a Taxonomic rank. A legume is a Plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae or a Fruit of these specific plants Albizia is a Genus of about 150 Species of mostly fast-growing Subtropical and Tropical Trees and Shrubs For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iran topics. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia.

The genus is named after the Italian nobleman Filippo del Albizzi, who introduced it to Europe in the mid-18th century, and it is sometimes incorrectly spelled Albizzia. A genus (plural genera from Γένος Latin genus "descent family type gender" is a low-level Taxonomic Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The specific name julibrissin is a corruption of the Persian word gul-i abrisham (گل ابریشم) which means "silk flower" (from gul گل "flower" + abrisham ابریشم "silk"). In zoological nomenclature a specific name or specific epithet is the second part (second name in the name of a Species (a Binomen) Silk is a natural Protein Fiber, some forms of which can be woven into Textiles The best-known type of silk is obtained from cocoons

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Names

Albizia julibrissin is known by a wide variety of common names, such as Persian Silk Tree or Pink Siris. It is also called Lenkoran Acacia or Bastard Tamarind, though it is not too closely related to acacias (Acacieae), let alone tamarinds (Caesalpinioideae). Lankaran ('Lənkəran' also Länkäran, Lencoran, and Lenkoran’) is a city in Azerbaijan, on the coast of the Caspian Sea, near Acacia is a Genus of Shrubs and Trees belonging to the Subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae, first This article refers to the tree For other uses see Tamarindo (disambiguation. Caesalpinioideae is a Botanical name at the rank of Subfamily, placed in the large family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. The species is usually called "silk tree" or "mimosa" in the United States, which is misleading - the former name can refer to any species of Albizia which is most common in any one locale. Albizia is a Genus of about 150 Species of mostly fast-growing Subtropical and Tropical Trees and Shrubs And although once included in Mimosa, it is neither very close to the Mimoseae. Mimosa is a Genus of about 400 species of herbs and shrubs in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the legume family Fabaceae. Mimoseae is a tribe of leguminous plants in the Subfamily Mimosoideae. To add to the confusion, several species of Acacia, notably Acacia baileyana and Acacia dealbata, are also known as "mimosa" (especially in floristry), and many Fabaceae trees with highly divided leaves are called thus in horticulture. Acacia is a Genus of Shrubs and Trees belonging to the Subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae, first The Cootamundra Wattle is a Shrub or Tree in the Family Fabaceae. Acacia dealbata ( Silver Wattle) is a species of Acacia, native to southeastern Australia in New South Wales, Floristry is the general term used to describe the professional floral trade Fabaceae or Leguminosae is a large and economically important family of Flowering plants which is commonly known as the legume family, pea Horticulture is the art and science of plant cultivation Horticulturists (or horticuluralists) work and conduct research in the fields of Plant propagation

Its leaves slowly close during the night and during periods of rain, the leaflets bowing downward as if the tree were sleeping: its modern Persian name shabkhosb (شب‌خسب) means "night sleeper" (from shab شب‌ "night" and -khosb خسب "sleeper"). In Japan its common names are nemunoki, nemurinoki ans nenenoki which all mean "sleeping tree". For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Nemu Tree is a partial translation of nemunoki.

Synonyms

A number of now-invalid scientific names (junior synonyms) are known for this plant:[1]

Mimosa speciosa Jacq. is Albizia lebbeck

Additionally, the Albizia julibrissin of John Gilbert Baker and authors referring to him is actually Albizia kalkora (Roxb. John Gilbert Baker ( January 13, 1834 - August 16, 1920) was an English Botanist. ) Prain. [1]

Description

Albizia julibrissin is a small deciduous tree growing to 5 – 12 m tall, with a broad crown of level or arching branches. Botany Autumn leaf color. See --> In Botany and Horticulture, deciduous Plants, including The bark is dark greenish grey in colour and striped vertically as it gets older. Bark, also known as periderm is the outermost layer of stems and Roots of Woody plants such as Trees It overlays the Wood and consists The leaves are tripinnate, 20 – 45 cm long and 12 – 25 cm broad, divided into 6 – 12 pairs of pinnae, each with 20 – 30 pairs of leaflets; the leaflets are oblong, 1 – 1. In Botany, a leaf is an above-ground Plant organ specialized for Photosynthesis. Pinnate is a term used to describe Feather -like or multi-divided features arising from both sides of a common axis in Plant or Animal structures and comes 5 cm long and 2 – 4 mm broad. The flowers are produced throughout the summer in dense inflorescences, the individual flowers with no petals but a tight cluster of stamens 2 – 3 cm long, white or pink with a white base, looking like silky threads. A flower, also known as a bloom or Blossom, is the reproductive structure found in Flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also An inflorescence is a group or cluster of Flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main Branch or a complicated arrangement of branches A petal (from Ancient Greek petalon "leaf" "thin plate" regarded as a highly modified leaf is one member or part of the corolla The stamen ( Plural stamina or stamens, from Latin stamen meaning "thread of the warp " is the male They have been observed to be attractive to bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Bees are flying Insects closely related to Wasps and Ants Bees are a Monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea A butterfly is an Insect of the order Lepidoptera. Like all Lepidoptera butterflies are notable for their unusual life cycle with a Hummingbirds are Birds in the family Trochilidae, and are endemic to the Americas. The fruit is a flat brown pod 10 – 20 cm long and 2 – 2. The term fruit has different meanings dependent on context and the term is not synonymous in Food preparation and Biology. A legume is a Plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae or a Fruit of these specific plants 5 cm broad, containing several seeds inside. A seed (in some plants referred to as a kernel) is a small embryonic Plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat usually with some stored

There are two varieties:

There is also a form, Albizia julibrissin f. This article is about "form" in botany For the use in zoology see Form (zoology. rosea which has, in the past, been classed either as a variety or as a cultivar. A cultivar is a cultivated Plant that has been selected and given a unique name because of its decorative or useful characteristics it is usually distinct from similar This is a smaller tree, only growing to 5 – 7 m tall, with the flowers always pink. Native to the northeast of the species' range in Korea and northern China, it is more cold-tolerant than the typical form, surviving temperatures down to at least -25 °C.

Cultivation and uses

Persian Silk Tree is widely planted as an ornamental plant, grown for the leaf texture and flowers. Ornamental plants are typically grown in the flower Garden or as House plants Most commonly they are grown for the display of their Flowers Other common The broad crown of a mature tree makes it useful for providing dappled shade.

In the wild, the tree tends to grow in dry plains, sandy valleys, and uplands. It has become an invasive species in Japan and the United States, in the latter widely spread from southern New England west to Missouri and Illinois and south to Florida and Texas; it is also cultivated in California and Oregon but is not invasive there. Introduced species|Weed Invasive species is a phrase with several definitions For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It also grows in Europe, for example, in Crimea. Crimea (kraɪˈmiːə or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Крим Автономна Республіка Крим Avtonomna Respublika Krym; Крым Breeding work is currently under way in the United States to produce ornamental plants which will not set seed and can therefore be planted without risk. However, in the eastern United States it is generally a short-lived tree as this species is highly susceptible to mimosa vascular wilt, a fungal disease caused by a species of Fusarium, though the disease does not seem to have seriously impacted its populations. Fusarium is a large genus of filamentous Fungi widely distributed in soil and in association with plants Because of its invasive tendencies and disease susceptibility, it is rarely recommended as an ornamental plant in the US, though it is still widely planted in parts of Europe.

The flower colour of Albizia julibrissin varies from white, in A. julibrissin f. alba, to rich red-tipped flowers; cream- or pale yellow-flowered variants are also reported. Seedlings vary: those with darker pink flowers than the normal A. julibrissin are classed as A. julibrissin f. rosea, but some may be paler than others; the selected cultivar A. A cultivar is a cultivated Plant that has been selected and given a unique name because of its decorative or useful characteristics it is usually distinct from similar julibrissin 'Ernest Wilson' (also known as 'E. H. Wilson' or 'Rosea') is a cold-tolerant tree with deep pink flower colour. Other cultivars are becoming available: A. julibrissin 'Summer Chocolate' has red foliage ageing to dark bronze, with pale pink flowers; A. julibrissin 'Ishii Weeping' (or 'Pendula') has a drooping growth habit.

In Japan, Albizia julibrissin f. rosea is often used for non-traditional bonsai. Bonsai (盆栽 literally "potted plant" is the art of Aesthetic miniaturization of Trees by growing them in containers The name nemunoki and its variants represent the summer in haiku. Summer is one of the four Temperate Seasons Summer marks the warmest time of year with the longest days is a form of Japanese poetry. Previously called

The bark or cortex is used to cure bruises and as a vermicide. Bark, also known as periderm is the outermost layer of stems and Roots of Woody plants such as Trees It overlays the Wood and consists Anthelmintics or antihelminthics are drugs that expel parasitic Worms ( Helminths) from the body by either stunning or killing them The seeds are used as a food for livestock and wildlife, and the sweetly-scented flowers are a good nectar source for honeybees. Livestock is the term used to refer (singularly or plurally to a Domesticated Animal intentionally reared in an agricultural setting to produce such as Food A nectar source is a flowering plant that produces nectar as part of its reproductive strategy This article refers collectively to all true honey bees for the "common" domesticated honey bee see European honey bee Honey bees

Flowers and leaves

Albizia julibrissin f. rosea has more richly coloured flowers than A. julibrissin

The tree's leaflets close slowly at night

Seedpods and dying leaves

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b ILDIS (2005)

References

External links

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