Albizia ferruginea

Albizia ferruginea
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Albizia
Species:	A. ferruginea
Binomial name
Albizia ferruginea (Guill. & Perr.) Benth.

Albizia ferruginea (locally known as Musase) is a species of plant in the Fabaceae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Uganda. It is threatened by deforestation.

References

• Hawthorne, W. 1998. Albizia ferruginea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 20 August 2007.