Taxon:  Pseudalbizzia multiflora (Kunth) E. J. M. Koenen & Duno var. multiflora



Summary
Genus:
Pseudalbizzia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
512695
Verified:
08/11/2025 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Pseudalbizzia multiflora (Kunth) E. J. M. Koenen & Duno (0 active accession[s])
Pseudalbizzia multiflora (Kunth) E. J. M. Koenen & Duno var. sagasteguii (Barneby & J. W. Grimes) E. J. M. Koenen & Duno (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Acacia multiflora Kunth

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Albizia multiflora (Kunth) Barneby & J. W. Grimes var. multiflora

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Pithecellobium multiflorum (Kunth) Benth.

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Conservation Status

Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaColón 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):1-292.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorEl Oro Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorGuayas Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorLojas.Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorManabís.Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruAmazonas 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):1-292.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruAncash 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):1-292.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruCajamarca 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):1-292.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLoreto 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):1-292.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruPiura 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):1-292.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruTumbes 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):1-292.
Native
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Panama [Colón]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador [El Oro, Guayas, Loja (s.), Manabí (s.)], Peru [Amazonas, Ancash, Cajamarca, Loreto, Piura, Tumbes]

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):1-292.
  2. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=512695. Accessed 29 October 2026.