Fabaceae

Purple-leaved albizia

Albizia antunesiana Harms

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Albizia

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Purple-leaved albizia: Known as Purple-leaf Albizia due to the color of young leaves. Native to the equatorial latitudes of Africa. Photo from Mikumi Park, Tanzania. — Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Afrikaans: Persblaarvalsdoring
Chinese: 紫叶合欢, 紫葉合歡, 安氏合欢, 穆瑟那合欢, 紫叶假刺树
English: Purple-leaved albizia, Purple-leaved false-thorn

Photos

Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.