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ALBIZZIA Durazzini 



Albizzia julibrissin Durazzini. Silktree. 



Range. — Native of southwestern Asia. Widely planted for ornament in 

 southern United States as far north in Atlantic coast region as the District of 

 Columbia. Escaping from cultivation it is growing in a wild state at various 

 points from Virginia to Florida and westward to Louisiana. 



According to Dr. J. K. Small (in 'letter of September 13, 1923) Albizzia lebbek 

 Bentham, a native of Africa and much planted for shade in the West Indies, has 

 become established in southern Florida. 



Julibrissin (lit.). Constantinople Acacia (Calif.). 



Silk Tassel-tree (lit.). Silk Tree (lit.). 



Albizzia (Calif.). Mimosa. 



LYSILOMA Bentham 



Lysiloma bahamensis Bentham. Wild Tamarind. 



Range. — Florida (border of Biscayne Baj' near Miami; Keys Largo, Elliotts, 

 Plantation, Boca Chica); Bahamas, and Cuba. 



Note on nomenclature. — Formerly designated as Lysiloma latisiliqua (Lin- 

 naeus) Bentham, which is a similar but different plant, with which the Wild Tama- 

 rind was previously confused. 



NAME IN USE 



Wild Tamarind (Fla.). 



lysiloma watsoni Rose. 



Range. — Southern Arizona (south slope of Rincon Mountains); Mexico (vicin- 

 ity of Alamos and Baranca). 



ACACIA Adanson 



Acacia farnesiana (Linnaeus) Willdenow. 83 Huisache. 



Range. — Probably native in America from Rio Grande River to Northern Chile. 

 Widely cultivated in the United States and naturalized from the Gulf Coast 

 Region to southern California. 



NAMES IN USE 



Huisache (Tex.). Sweet Acacia (lit.). 



Cassie (Tex.). 



Acacia tortuosa (Linnaeus) Willdenow. 84 Catclaw. 



Range. — Southwestern Texas (valley of the Rio Cibolo to the vicinity of 

 Eagle Pass, Maverick County). It occurs also, or what is believed to be the 

 same tree, in Mexico, West Indies, Venezuela, and Galapagos Islands. 



NAME IN USE 



Catclaw 



6»J. K. Small (Flor. So. E. U. S. ( 578, 1903) and Britton and Shafer (North Am. Trees, 525, 190S) have taken 

 up for this tree the name Vachellia Farnesiana (Linnaeus) Wight and Arnott. 



s * There may be reason for doubting that Acacia tortuosa (Linnaeus) Willdenow as it occurs within our 

 borders is the same species as the one which occurs in Mexico, etc. Britton and Shafer (Nortb Am. Trees, 

 524, 1908) believe the west Texas tree is not the same as the one occurring in Mexico, and they bave, there- 

 fore, applied to the former the name Acacia subtortuosa Shafer. George Bentham and Asa Gray believed 

 the west Texas acacia to be identical with the West Indian and Mexican tree, as also does C. S. Sargent 

 (Man. Trees N. A., 542, 1905; ed. 2, 593, 1922). 



