Type: illustration in Bruce, travels 5: 27(1790). Other syn. Albizia sasa ( Wild.) Chiov.pro parte.
Specimens of A. adianthifolia, A. gummifera and A. mainaea are frequently confused with this species, all three species having very long slender staminal tubes extending well beyond the corolla. They can be distinguished as follows:
1. Leaflets pubescent; anthers glabrous; widespread in E & EC Madagascar . . . . A. adianthifolia
1'. Leaflets glabrous; anthers glabrous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Ovary glabrous; higher altitudes of C Madagascar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. gummifera
2'. Ovary pubescent; lowland W, S & SC Madagascar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A. mainaea