Samanea saman

Samanea saman

Samanea saman

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Ingeae
Genus: Samanea
Species: Samanea saman

Name

Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr., J. Washington Acad. Sci. 6: 47 (1916)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Albizia saman (Jacq.) F.Muell., Select Pl.: 12 (1872)
• Homotypic
  • Calliandra saman (Jacq.) Griseb., Fl. Brit. W. I.: 225 (1860)
  • Enterolobium saman (Jacq.) Prain, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 66: 252 (1897)
  • Feuilleea saman (Jacq.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 189 (1891)
  • Inga saman (Jacq.) Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 1024 (1806)
  • Mimosa saman Jacq., Fragm. Bot.: 15 (1801)
  • Pithecellobium saman (Jacq.) Benth., London J. Bot. 3: 216 (1844)
  • Zygia saman (Jacq.) A.Lyons, Pl. Nam., ed. 2: 503 (1907)
• Heterotypic
  • Acacia propinqua A.Rich., R.de la Sagra, Hist. Phys. Cuba, Pl. Vasc.: 466 (1846)
  • Albizia flavovirens Hoyle, Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1933: 173 (1933)
  • Inga cinerea Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 1024 (1806)
  • Inga salutaris Kunth, F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 6: 304 (1824)
  • Pithecellobium salutare (Kunth) Benth., London J. Bot. 3: 216 (1844)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Northern South America Colombia, Venezuela Regional: Western South America Ecuador Introduced into: Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Borneo, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Chagos Archipelago, China South-Central, Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Gambia, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, India, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Leeward Is., Madagascar, Malaya, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mexico Southwest, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Northern Territory, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Merrill, E.D. 1916. Systematic position of the "rain tree", Pithecolobium saman. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 6(2): 42–48. BHL Reference page.  [See page 47.]

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Samanea saman in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct. 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Samanea saman. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 14 2022.

Vernacular names

Chamoru: trongkon-mames
English: Rain Tree
español: árbol de la lluvia
suomi: Sadepuu
français: gouannegoul
magyar: Sámánfa
ಕನ್ನಡ: Bhagay mara
svenska: regnträd
தமிழ்: தூங்குமூஞ்சி (toongumoonji)
తెలుగు: నిద్ర గన్నేరు
ไทย: ก้ามปู
Tiếng Việt: còng

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