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Pithecellobium saman

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Name

Identification
Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr. [family MIMOSACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by EMC, Pithecellobium saman (Jacq.) Benth. [family MIMOSACEAE ] Verified by Not On Sheet,
Related name
  • Samanea saman
  • Albizia nicoyana
  • Samanea tubulosa
  • Mimosa not on sheet
  • Samanea sp.
  • Calliandra tubulosa
  • Inga saman
  • Cassia delthoydea
  • Pithecellobium venosum
  • Pithecellobium saman
  • Enterolobium saman

Flora

Entry for Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr. [family LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of Tropical East Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of Tropical East Africa, page 1, (1959) Author: J. P. M. Brenan
Names
Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr. [family LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE], T.T.C.L.: 348; Dale, Introd. Trees Uganda: 63: 1953
Pithecellobium saman (Jacq.) Benth. [family LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE]
Enterolobium saman (Jacq.) Prain [family LEGUMINOSAE-MIMOSOIDEAE]
Information
It resembles an Albizia, particularly A. versicolor (see remarks on p. 147), but has a thick straight indehiscent pod.
Notes
the Rain Tree, native of Central and South America, is planted as a shade tree in gardens and townships.

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