Falcataria falcata

Falcataria falcata
Specimen at Waiehu, Maui
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Falcataria
Species:
F. falcata
Binomial name
Falcataria falcata
Synonyms[2]
  • Adenanthera falcata L.
  • Adenanthera falcataria L.
  • Albizia eymae Fosberg
  • Albizia falcata (L.) Backer
  • Albizia falcataria (L.) Fosberg
  • Albizia fulva C.T.White & W.D.Francis ex Lane-Poole
  • Albizia moluccana Miq.
  • Falcataria moluccana (Miq.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
  • Paraserianthes falcataria (L.) I.C.Nielsen
  • Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. fulva (C.T.White & W.D.Francis ex Lane-Poole) I.C.Nielsen
  • Paraserianthes falcataria subsp. solomonensis I.C.Nielsen
  • Pithecellobium falcatum (L.) Kosterm.
  • Paraserianthes falcatoria (L.) I.C.Nielsen (Spelling variant)[1]

Falcataria falcata (syns. Albizia falcata, Falcataria moluccana and Paraserianthes falcataria), commonly known as the Moluccan albizia, is a species of fast-growing tree in the family Fabaceae.[3] It is native to the Maluku Islands, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and the Solomon Islands. It is cultivated for timber throughout South Asian and Southeast Asian countries. This tree is considered to be invasive in Hawaii, American Samoa and several other island nations in the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[4][5] It reaches about 30 m (100 ft) tall in nature, and has a massive trunk and an open crown.[4]

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  2. ^ "Falcataria falcata (L.) Greuter & R.Rankin". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 March 2022.
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