Albizia saponaria (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Albizia saponaria (Lour.) Blume ex Miq.

Synonyms

Albizia nediana Kosterm., Albizia tomentella Miq. var. salajeriana (Miq.) Koord.

Vernacular names

• Indonesia: fofau (Halmahera, Ternate), merbuan (Belitung), pateh abal (Ambon)
• Philippines: salingkugi (Filipino).

Distribution

Borneo, the Philippines, Sulawesi and the Moluccas; widely cultivated.