Hesperalbizia occidentalis

Hesperalbizia occidentalis
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Hesperalbizia
Species:	H. occidentalis
Binomial name
Hesperalbizia occidentalis (Brandegee) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
Synonyms[1]
Albizia obliqua Britton & Rose Albizia occidentalis Brandegee Albizia plurijuga (Standl.) Britton & Rose Albizzia obliqua Britton & Rose (orth.var.) Albizzia plurijuga (Standl.) Britton & Rose (orth.var.) Leucaena plurijuga Standl.

Hesperalbizia occidentalis (palo esopeta) is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family. As a native plant it is found only in Mexico, where it is endangered by deforestation.^[2] It has been introduced to Honduras.^[1]

Footnotes

1. ILDIS (2005)
2. González-Espinosa (1998)

References

• González-Espinosa, M. (1998). "Albizia plurijuga". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2006. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 18 July 2007.
• International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS) (2005): Hesperalbizia occidentalis. Version 10.01, November 2005. Retrieved 2008-MAR-30.