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Asia and tropical Africa. The aromatic leaves are used by the Chinese as food<ref>Bretschneider ''Bot. Sin.'' 52. 1882. (''Acacia julibrissin)''</ref>. The leaves are said to be edible<ref>Smith, F. P. ''Contrib. Mat. Med. China'' 2. 1871.</ref>. The tree is called ''nemu'' in Japan<ref>Don, G. ''Hist. Dichl. Pls.'' 2:420. 1820. (''Acacia nemu'')</ref>. [[:en:Albizzia (Sturtevant, 1919)|Sturtevant, ''Notes on edible plants'', 1919]].