Kanji:        合歓木　（or　ねむの木）

Romaji:      Nemurinoki

Genus & species:    Albizia julibrissin

Family & subfamily:Fabaceae(Legumes):Mimosoideae

Notes:   In Japanese ‘the sleeping trees’ because the leaflets close together at night

Specimen at Takayama: At the top of the hill just before House 40 (?) there is a large tree on the left of the path as you ascend

Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albizia_julibrissin

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