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Taxon:  Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr.



Summary
Genus:
Samanea
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
32979
Place of publication:
J. Washington Acad. Sci. 6:47. 1916
Verified:
05/01/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (2  active, 2  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Mimosa saman Jacq.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Albizia saman (Jacq.) F. Muell.
Inga saman (Jacq.) Willd.
Pithecellobium saman (Jacq.) Benth.

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Reference(s)
  1. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1981. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
  2. Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):119-121.
  3. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  4. Elevitch, C. R., ed. The traditional tree initiative: species profiles for Pacific Island agroforestry (on-line resource). URL: http://www.agroforestry.net/tti/Rhizophora-IWP.pdf Note:
    • Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR), Holualoa, Hawai'i
    • http://www.traditionaltree.org/
  5. Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:224-227. URL: http://proseanet.org
  6. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource). URL: http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Samanea+saman&quantity=1
  7. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  8. Isely, D. 1973. Leguminosae of the United States: I. Subfamily Mimosoideae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(1):115. Note: = Pithecellobium saman (Jacq.) Benth.
  9. Lewis, G. P. 1987. Legumes of Bahia Note: mentions
  10. Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis.
  11. Little, E. L., Jr. et al. 1964-1974. Trees of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Note: = Pithecellobium saman (Jacq.) Benth.
  12. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist Note: = Albizia saman (Jacq.) F. Muell.
  13. Luna, R. K. 1996. Plantation trees. Note: International Book Distributors
  14. Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. 1936-. Flora of Peru Note: = Pithecellobium saman (Jacq.) Benth.
  15. Nasir, S. M. & M. Athar. 1998. Fuelwood as an energy source. Phytologia 85:106. URL: http://www.phytologia.org/
  16. National Academy of Sciences. 1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
  17. Nielsen, I. C. 1981. Tribe 5. Ingeae Benth. Advances in legume systematics. 1:180. Note: places Samanea in synonymy under Albizia Durazz.
  18. Smith, A. C. 1979-1991. Flora vitiensis nova. Note: = Albizia saman (Jacq.) F. Muell.
  19. Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds. 1985. Flora of Thailand.
  20. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: = Pithecellobium saman (Jacq.) Benth.
  21. Verdcourt, B. 1979. A manual of New Guinea legumes.
  22. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
English
cow-tamarind –
French-tamarind –
monkeypod –
raintree –
French
arbre de pluie –
Spanish
samán –
Swedish
regnträd –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaBocas del Toro 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaCoclé 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanamaPanamá 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
2Cultivated    also cult. in tropics
4Naturalized    natzd. elsewhere in tropics
6Other    exact native range in neotropics obscure
Native
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama [Bocas del Toro, Coclé, Panamá], El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia
Cultivated (also cult. in tropics)
Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere in tropics)
Other (exact native range in neotropics obscure)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalagroforestry Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):119-121.
Environmentalornamental Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):119-121.
Environmentalshade/shelter Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):119-121.
Fuelspotential as fuelwood Nasir, S. M. & M. Athar. 1998. Fuelwood as an energy source. Phytologia 85:106. URL: http://www.phytologia.org/
Invertebrate foodlac insects Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:224-227. URL: http://proseanet.org
Materialscarved material Luna, R. K. 1996. Plantation trees. Note: International Book Distributors
Materialswood National Academy of Sciences. 1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future


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