Silk tree vs Bois noir

Albizia niopoides compared with Albizia lebbeck

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Silk tree	Bois noir
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Albizia	Albizia
Species	Albizia niopoides	Albizia lebbeck

Evolutionary Relationship

Silk tree and Bois noir share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Albizia.

Conservation Status

Silk tree

NE — Not Evaluated

Bois noir

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Silk tree	Bois noir
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Silk tree

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), North America (4 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Bois noir

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands and montane grasslands and shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (40 countries), Asia (10 countries), Europe (Norway, Sweden), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (7 countries).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇸🇻 El Salvador 🇬🇹 Guatemala 🇺🇸 United States