Hesperalbizia

Hesperalbizia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Hesperalbizia
Barneby & J.W.Grimes
Species:
H. occidentalis
Binomial name
Hesperalbizia occidentalis
(Brandegee) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
Synonyms
  • Albizia obliqua Britton & Rose
  • Albizia occidentalis Brandegee
  • Albizia occidentalis var. plurijuga (Standl.) L.Rico & S.L.Gale
  • Albizia plurijuga (Standl.) Britton & Rose
  • Leucaena plurijuga Standl.

Hesperalbizia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. The only species is Hesperalbizia occidentalis. It is native to Mexico and is known by the common name palo escopeta.

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