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Marlon Machado escreveu:The generic delimitation of Pithecellobium and closely related genera - Albizia, Falcataria, Chloroleucon and Samanea - is notoriously complex, with species having been moved between the genera time and again, and probably will continue to do so.

There are several species of Pithecellobium in Brazil. the most well-known in bonsai is Pithecellobium tortum (now classified botanically as Chloroleucon tortum), the one Luciano showed us - a great species with fanstastic, angular stems and nice small leaves. In my region (Bahia state) there is another species, Pithecellobium diversifolium, a large shrub / small tree of semiarid areas with small leaves - I am testing the adaptability of this species to bonsai. Another great Pithecellobium found here is Pithecellobium dulce - it is great species for bonsai, with small leaves and very robust. I have many plants of this species in training. Pithecellobium dumosum (now Chloroleucon dumosum) is another native species that is commonly used by local bonsai enthusiasts.

Brazilian species still placed in the genus Pithecellobium:

Pithecellobium diversifolium Benth.
Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth.
Pithecellobium glabripetalum Irwin
Pithecellobium roseum (Vahl) Barneby & J.W. Grimes

Brazilian species placed in the genus Chloroleucon:

Chloroleucon acacioides (Ducke) Barneby & J.W. Grimes
Chloroleucon dumosum (Benth.) G.P. Lewis
Chloroleucon extortum Barneby & J.W.Grimes
Chloroleucon foliolosum (Benth.) G.P.Lewis
Chloroleucon mangense (Jacq.) Britton & Rose
Chloroleucon mangense var. mathewsii (Benth.) Barneby & J. W. Grimes
Chloroleucon tenuiflorum (Benth.) Barneby & J. W. Grimes
Chloroleucon tortum (Mart.) Pittier

Brazilian species placed in the genus Albizia:

Albizia burkartiana Barneby & J.W.Grimes  
Albizia decandra (Ducke) Barneby & J.W. Grimes
Albizia duckeana L.Rico
Albizia edwallii (Hoehne) Barneby & J. W. Grimes
Albizia glabripetala (H.S.Irwin) G.P.Lewis
Albizia inundata (Mart.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
Albizia multiflora (Kunth) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
Albizia niopoides (Spruce ex Benth.) Burkart
Albizia pedicellaris (DC.) L.Rico
Albizia polycephala (Benth.) Killip ex Record
Albizia subdimidiata (Splitg.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes

Brazilian species placed in the genus Samanea:

Samanea inopinata (Harms) Barneby & J.W.Grimes  
Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr.
Samanea tubulosa (Benth.) Barneby & J. W. Grimes

Species of the genus Falcataria are not found in Brazil. Not all of the species listed above are good for bonsai - many have large leaves and are quite unsuitable, for instance all Samanea species. But besides the species of the Pithecellobium group, there are quite a few other native legume genera and species with good potential for bonsai - we Brazilians just need to start testing them! We have plenty of fantastic Calliandra species that make wonderful bonsai, like Calliandra depauperata and Calliandra spinosa, to mention just a couple of them.

Cheers,

Marlon Machado
Bahia, Brazil

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