AKEBIA 



ALBIZZIA 



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Lfts. 3, broadly ovate, coarsely crenate, 1-2 in. long: 

 fls. in long racemes, smaller than those of A. quinala. 

 Japan, China. B.M. 7485. A.G. March, 1891, p. 140. 

 G.W. 13, p. 438. S.Z. 1:78. Var. austraUs, Diels. 

 Lfts. oval or ovate to ovate-oblong, entire or nearly so, 

 coriaceous. — Recently intro. from China and proba- 

 bly tender. Var. clematifolia, Ito. Lfts. broadly ovate 

 to ovate, entire, of thin texture, to 3J'2 i"- long. 

 Japan. \ supposed hybrid of this and the preceding 

 species is .-1. pentaphylla, Makino, with 3-5 lfts. entire 

 or sparingly crenate. Alfred Rehder. 



ALANGIUM (from the Malabar name). Including 

 Miirlea. Ahvigiacese, formerly included in Cornaccx. 

 Trees or shrubs, rarely grown in temperate regions 

 for their handsome large foliage and fragrant fls. A 

 genus of over 20 species of shrubs or small trees of the 

 Old World tropics, with alternate entire or lobed ever- 

 green or deciduous Ivs. and small, perfect whitish, often 

 fragrant, fls. in axillary clusters; calyx small, campanu- 

 late; petals 4-10, linear, usually laxly reflexed; stamens 

 4-30; ovary inferior, style simple, elongated: fr. a 

 1-sceded drupe. Sometimes cult, in Old World gardens, 

 either as stove plants or out-of-doors in warmer regions, 

 but probably not in the American trade. 



.4. begonii/dlium. Baill. (Marlea begoniifolia, Roxbg.) Tree 

 10 tiO ft.: Ivs. ovate, entire or slightly lobed. acuminate, usually 

 rounded at base, to 8 in. long: Qs.Jim, long, in cymes; petals and 

 stamens usually 6. .\fr., S. and E. Asia. B.R. 24:61. E.P. IV. 

 220t), p. 3. — A. decapctalum. Lam. {A, salviifolium var. decape- 

 taium, Wang. A. Lamarckii, Thwait.). 30 ft.: Ivs. entire, oblong- 

 lanceolate: fls. fragrant, white, sohtary or in 2'a or 3's in the axils; 

 petals 10. India. E.P. IV. 2206, 10. — A. platanifdlium. Harms 

 (^Iarlea platanifolia, Sieb. &Zucc.). Tree: Ivs. roundish in outline, 3- 

 5-lobed, to 8-10 in. long: fls. over 1 in. long, in few-fid. cymes, petals 

 and stamens usually 6. Japan, China, E. P. IV. 2206, p. 23. This 

 seems to be the hardiest species and is probably hardy as far north 

 as Washington, D. C. ALFRED ReHDER. 



ALBERTA (from .\lbertus Grotus, commonly kno^\Ti 

 as .\lbertus \Iagnus, philosopher of the thirteenth 

 century, who wrote concerning plants). Rubiacese. Two 

 species of shrubs or trees, one of which has been intro- 

 duced as a hothouse or greenhouse subject. 



Leaves thick, opposite: fls. rose-colored or purphsh, 

 in terminal panicles; calyx 10-ribbed and 5-lobed, often 

 colored in fr. ; corolla elongated-tubular. 



magna, E. Mey. Bark pale, the young branches 

 reddish brown: Ivs. 4-5 in, long, obovate-oblong, 

 obtuse, entire, narrowed into a short, stout petiole; 

 midrib stout: panicle terminal, erect, 6 in. high and 

 nearly as broad at the base; corolla-tube 1 in. long, 

 slightly swelling in upper part, pubescent; lobes o, small, 

 triangular, recurved. Natal. B.M. 74.54. G.C. IIL 

 22:416. Gn. 53:430. The other species is A. minor, 

 Baill., from Madagascar. L_ jj. B. 



ALB12ZIA (after Albizzi, an Italian naturalist). 

 Leguminbsse. Ornamental woody plants chiefly grown 

 for their handsome foliage and also for their attractive 

 flowers; some are \aluable timber trees; closely allied 

 to the acacias. 



Trees or shrubs: Ivs. deciduous, alternate, bipinnate; 

 lfts. usually small and numerous, oblique: fls. in axil- 

 lary, peduncled spikes or globular heads; calyx tubuhir 

 or campanulate, 5-toothed; corolla small, funnelform, 

 with the segm. connate more than one-half; stamens 

 numerous, more or less connate at the ba.se, exserted: fr. 

 a large strap-shaped pod without pulp. — About 25 spe- 

 cies in tropical and subtropical regions of Asia, Afr. and 

 Austral.; 1 in Mex. 



The albizzias are unarmed trees or shrubs with grace- 

 ful feathery foliage and yellowish, white or pink flow- 

 ers in summer. \Iost of the species can be grown only 

 in subtropical and tropical regions except A. Juiibris- 

 sin which is the hardiest species and can be grown as 

 far north a.s Washington, D. C. A. lophantha is some- 

 times grown as a greenhouse shrub. 



For cultivation, see Acacia. 



A. Fls. in cylindrical axillary spikes: Ivs. suh-persisterU. 



lophantha, Benth. {Acacia lophdntha, Willd.). Shrub 

 or small tree, 6-20 ft.: Ivs. with 14-24 pinna-, each with 

 40-60 lfts., about 5 lines long, linear, obtuse: spikes 

 mostly 2, about 2 in. long, yellowish; fls. distinctly 

 pedicelled. S. W. Austral. B.M. 2108. B.R. 5:361. 

 L.B.C. 8:716. — Sometimes cult, as greenhouse shrub 

 and flowering in spring, and in the open in the S.; it 

 has become naturalized in S. Calif. Often known as 

 Acacia speciosa. There is a var. gigantea in the trade. 



mont^a, Benth. Small tree; ferrugineously villous: 

 Ivs. with 14-24 pinnae, each with 40-80 lfts. bnear- 



153. Akebia quinata fruit. iXU) 



oblong, 3-4 lines long, obtuse: spikes cylindric, 2-3 in. 

 long; fls. very short-pedicelled. Java. — Closely related 

 to the preceding species, differing chiefly in its yellowish 

 pubescence and in the short-stalked fls. 



.\A. Fls. in globular heads: Ivs. deciduous. 



B. Stamens united only at the base. 



c. Lfts. ovate or oblong, obtuse. 



D. The fls. pedicelled, in axillary heads. 



Lebbek, Benth. (Acacia Lebbek, Willd. A. speci- 

 osa, Willd.). Lebbeck Tree. Siris Tree. Woman's- 

 ToNGUE Tree. Fig. 1.54. Tall tree: Ivs. with 4-8 pin- 

 nae, each with 10-18 lfts., obliquely oblong or oval, 1- 

 13-2 in. long, nearly sessile: fls. greenish yellow, in 

 short-peduncled, axillary heads, 3-4 together. Trop. 

 Asia, N. Austral. — Planted as a yard tree in American 

 tropics. 



occidentalis, Brandegee. Small tree, 15-25 ft.: Ivs. 

 with 8 pinna-, each with 6-10 lfts., oblique-oval, %- 

 1}2 in. long, glabrous: fls, yellowish, in axillary heads. 

 June, July. Mex., Low. Calif. — Possibly only a va- 

 riety of A. Lebbek, and not indigenous. 



DD. The fls. nearly sessile in fascicled heads forming large 

 terminal panicles. 



odoratissima, Benth. (Acacia odoratissima, Willd.). 

 Tall tree: Ivs. with downy rachis; pinnae 6-14, each with 

 16-50 lfts., oblique-oblong, 54-1 in. long, glaucous 

 beneath: heads few-fld., numerous, greenish white. E. 

 Indies. 



