PEA FAMILY
Albizia julibrissin (ALBIZIA) (Gülibrişim)
(Julibrrissin albizzie)
Leguminosae (Fabaceae)
Tree, up to 10 m, forming a broad crown at maturity. Leaves alternate, bipinnate; stipules minute or absent; pinnae up to 12-paired; leaflets oblong, up to 30-paired. Flowers 10-50 in large spherical heads, long-stalked. Calyx campanulate, 3 mm. Corolla greenish, 6-8 mm, funnel-shaped; petals connate above. Stamens 2-3 cm, long exserted, conspicuous, pale pink, fruit piano-compressed, broadly linear, flattened, stalked, up to 20 cm. Fl. July-August. Decidious forest at low altitudes.
Native of N. Iran.
