Kauaʻi record · kba_plant_albizia_tanganyicensis
Paperbark albizia
Albizia tanganyicensis
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About Paperbark albizia
Paperbark albizia (Albizia tanganyicensis) is a post-contact introduced tree documented on Kauaʻi through cultivation records.
Kauaʻi evidence
Taxonomic identity, tree form, diagnostic morphology and island occurrence use the linked reviewed sources. Historical planting, cultivation, naturalization and invasive status are separate. Generated imagery is not occurrence evidence.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Albizia tanganyicensis
- Common names
- Paperbark albizia
- Other names
- Albizia tanganyicensis · paperbark albizia · Albizia rhodesica Burtt Davy
- Record type
- Species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Recorded on Kauaʻi
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not yet assessed
- Evidence date
- 2026-10-05
- Evidence limits
- Current extent is unassessed; public locality is island level only.
Habitat and ecology
- Habitats
- Not yet assessed
- Food and resource needs
- Not yet assessed
- Reproduction
- White flowers, commonly produced before new leaves, are followed by dehiscent flat brown pods containing flattened seeds.
- Shelter
- Not yet assessed
- Growth form
- Deciduous tree
Threats and conservation
- Monitoring
- Not yet assessed
- Data gaps
- Current population extent and trajectory · Additional species-specific ecological and conservation sources
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal timing
- Not yet assessed
- Seasonal description
- Paperbark albizia (Albizia tanganyicensis) is a post-contact introduced tree documented on Kauaʻi through cultivation records.