Silk tree
This Genus honoring Italian noble Filippo del Albizzi, who introduce it in Europe at middle XVIII century, sometimes incorrectly named "Albizzia". The specific  name julibrissin is a corruption of farsi  Gul-i Abrisham (گل ابریشم) meaning silktree, by its flowers ("Gul" گل  is "flower" and "Abrisham" ابریشم means "silk").