Silk tree

Silk tree Albizia julibrissin is a species of  genus Albizia from southeast and east Asia, from east  Iran to China and Korea.
This Genus honoring Italian noble Filippo del Albizzi, who introduce it in Europe at middle XVIII century, sometimes incorrectly named "Albizzia". The specific  name julibrissin is a corruption of farsi  Gul-i Abrisham (گل ابریشم) meaning silktree, by its flowers ("Gul" گل  is "flower" and "Abrisham" ابریشم means "silk").



Category:Mimosoideae