Albizia lucida is an Asian tree species in the Acacia clade. It ranges from the western Himalayas through Indochina and southern China to Taiwan. No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life. In Vietnam it may be called bản xe (or ÃÂái bò).
This tree species grows up to 40 m, in tropical forests up to 1200m elevation. The leaves are (single) pinnate, in 1-3 pairs. The seed pods are yellow and glabrous, typically 160-200 x 25-30mm, containing less than ten 8-9mm seeds.