Bitter Albizia

Taxonomy
Scientific Name
Albizia amara (Roxb.) Boivin subsp. sericocephala (Benth.) Brenan
Higher Classification
Dicotyledons
Family
FABACEAE
Synonyms
Acacia sericocephala Fenzl, Albizia amara in sense of Oliv., not of (Roxb.) B.Boivin (misapplied name), Albizia sericocephala Benth., Albizia struthiophylla Milne-Redh., Inga sericocephala A.Rich.
Common Names
Bitter Albizia (e), Bitter False-thorn (e), Bitter-valsdoring (a), Mmola (tw), Mmôla (tw), Muvhola (v), Vendaland-valsdoring (a)
National Status
Status and Criteria
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2004/09/17
Assessor(s)
J.E. Victor
Distribution
Endemism
Not endemic to South Africa
Provincial distribution
Mpumalanga
Habitat and Ecology
Major system
Terrestrial
Assessment History
Taxon assessed
Status and Criteria
Citation/Red List version
Albizia amara (Roxb.) Boivin subsp. sericocephala (Benth.) BrenanLeast Concern Raimondo et al. (2009)
Albizia amara (Roxb.) Boivin subsp. sericocephala (Benth.) BrenanInsufficiently Known Hilton-Taylor (1996)
Albizia amara (Roxb.) Boivin subsp. sericocephala (Benth.) BrenanUncertain Hall et al. (1980)
Bibliography

Hall, A.V., De Winter, M., De Winter, B. and Van Oosterhout, S.A.M. 1980. Threatened plants of southern Africa. South African National Scienctific Programmes Report 45. CSIR, Pretoria.


Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.


Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.


Citation
Victor, J.E. 2004. Albizia amara (Roxb.) Boivin subsp. sericocephala (Benth.) Brenan. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/03/22

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