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ALBIZZIA Durazz.
Trees or shrubs without prickles or spines (except in our area for a very small prickle beneath the node in A. harveyi and some branchlets which may be sharp and spiny at the ends in A. anthelmintica). Leaves 2-pinnate; petiole with a single gland; rhachis eglandular; pinnae opposite or subopposite. Leaflets opposite. Inflorescence of axillary and solitary or fascicled, pedunculate, ± hemispheric "powder-puff" heads (in our area). Flowers bisexual or occasionally male; 1-2 modified central flowers in each head different in form to the others (readily seen here is this image of Albizia adianthifolia). Calyx with 5 teeth or lobes. Corolla gamopetalous with usually 5 lobes. Stamens numerous (19-50) and prominent, with filaments united in a staminal tube. Pod oblong, straight, flat. Seeds usually flat. Derivation of name: Named after Filippo degli Albizzi, an Italian naturalist. Worldwide: 118 species in warm Asia, Africa and America. Botswana: 7 taxa. The larvae of the following species of insect eat species of this genus:
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| amara (Roxb.) Boivin subsp. sericocephala (Benth.) Brenan | Description, Image | |
| anthelmintica (A. Rich.) Brongn. | N,SE | Description, Image |
| antunesiana Harms | Description, Image | |
| brevifolia Schinz | N | Description, Image |
| harveyi E. Fourn. | Description, Image | |
| tanganyicensis Baker f. | N | Description, Image |
| versicolor Welw. ex Oliv. | N | Description, Image |
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