ALBIZZIA

(Lat.),n.f. ’i2-a% Fr., albizzie. Syn.: Ser i an thus [Bentham]. ee fer of leguminous plants closely related to Acacia, from which they were separated by Durazzini. It comprises two sections, Eualbizzia and Lophantha. [B, 19, 170.]—A. anthelminthic a. Syn.: Acacia (seu Besenna) anthelminthic a. Besenna, mesenna, kumada; an Aby in i an tree bearing flowers in axillary heads, and having bipinnate leaves composed of one or two pinnæ, each provided with 3 or 4 pairs of obovate leaflets. The bark is highly esteemed by the natives as a remedy for tape-worm. [B, 19.|—A. lebbek. See Acacta lebbek.—A. lophantha [Bentham]. Syn.: Acacia lophantha Pye ear ean Australian species grow- Feige a height of about 12 feet and be: ring bupht ye low flowers. It is often cultivated. Its crushed roots an Is give ont an odor due perhaps to a mustard oil or some like constituent contained or develoy in them. [B, 49; L, 78.]—A. saponaria. A species found in India, the bark of which acts like soap, forming a lather with water, [L, 87.)