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Albizia saman

Accepted name

 Albizia saman (Jacq.) Merr.1, 2, 3, 4

Synonyms

 Acacia propinqua A. Rich.1
Albizzia saman (Jacq.) Merr.3, 5, 6
Calliandra saman (Jacq.) Griseb.1
Enterolobium saman (Jacq.) Prain1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Feuilleea saman (Jacq.) Kuntze1
Inga cinerea Willd.1
Inga salutaris Kunth1
Inga saman (Jacq.) Willd.2, 6
Mimosa pubifera Poir.1
Mimosa saman Jacq.1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
Pithecellobium cinereum Benth.1
Pithecellobium saman (Jacq.) Benth.2, 4, 7, 11, 16
Pithecellobium saman (Jacq.) Benth. var. saman (Jacq.)Benth.
Pithecolobium saman (Jacq.) Benth.5, 6
Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr.2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 16, 17
Zygia saman (Jacq.) A. Lyons6

Taxonomy

 Tribe: Ingeae;  Genus: Albizia

Vernacular names

 Acacia Preta18; Algarrobo (Cuba)6; Arbor de Lluvia (Sp)6; Arbre a la Pluie19; Arbre a la Pluie19; Arbre a Pluie (Fr.20, 21; Bonara (Madagascar)21; Bonarambaza (Madagascar)21; Campano (Venezuela & Colombia)6; Carabeli (Venezuela)6; Carreto (C. Amer.)6; Cenicero (C. Amer.)6; Cen & #237; zaro22; Chorona (Port)6; Coco Tamarind (Grenada)6; Couji (Venezuela)6; Cow Tamarind (Grenada)6; Dormilon (C. Amer.)6; East Indian Walnut23; French Tamarind (Guyana)6; Gen & #237; zaro22; Gen & #237; zaro3; Giant Thibet; Goango19; Guango (Jamatea)6; Guannegoul24; Guannegoule (Haiti)6; Inga Saman18; Kily Vazaha (Madagascar)21; Lara (Venezuela)6; Madiromany (Madagascar)21; Mampihe (Madagascar)21; Mampohehy (Madagascar)21; Mara (Sinh)25; Marsave; Monkey Pod26; Monkey Pod27; Rain Tree7; Rain Tree8; Rain Tree28; Rain Tree29; Rain Tree16; Rain Tree23; Rain Tree26; Rain Tree27; Rain Tree6; Rain Tree30; Saman (Venezuela & Colombia)29; Saman (Venezuela & Colombia)6; Sirsa26; Urero (Venezuela)6; Vaivai Ni Vavalagi26; Vilayati Siris (Hi)31; Zaman (Venezuela & Colombia)6; Zarza (C. Amer.)6

Descriptors

 Perennial non-climbing tree;  not threatened

Uses

 Environmental7; Forage32; Wood33; Chemical products34; Environmental16; Environmental23; Environmental35; Environmental27; Environmental6; Environmental21; Food and Drink27; Food and Drink6; Forage23; Forage34; Medicine36; Wood23; Wood26; Wood27; Wood34; Domestic30; Environmental30; Food and Drink30; Forage30; Wood30

Notes

 Planted for shade and ornamen on streets, roadsides throughout Latin America &37; Planted for shade and ornamen on streets, roadsides throughout Latin America &6; West Indies.6; Locally used as coffe-shade.6; 18 species occur in Northern South America. 1 sp. introduced into Thailand.23; Cultivated and naturalized throughout Indo-China.23; Widely planted throughout Malesia.2; Native of Tropical America.38; Native to Tropical America.19; Albizzia saman (Jacq.) Merr.: Ortho. variant395; Albizzia saman (Jacq.) Merr.: Ortho. variant396; Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr.: Provisional395; Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr.: Provisional3910; Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr.: Provisional3917; Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr.: Provisional3916; Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr.: Provisional392; Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr.: Provisional396; Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr.: Provisional3911; Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr.: Provisional394; Albizia saman (Jacq.) Merr.: Synonym401; Albizia saman (Jacq.) Merr.: Synonym402; Albizia saman (Jacq.) Merr.: Synonym404; Albizzia saman (Jacq.) Merr.: Accepted403

Geographical records

 Africa:   Benin(I)41, Ghana(I)41, Kenya(I)7, Nigeria(I)37, Sao Tome & Principe(I)18, Sierra Leone(I)41, Sudan(I)41, Tanzania(I)7, The Gambia(I)41, Togo(I)41, Uganda(I)7, Zaire(I)42, Zambia(I)41

Asia2, 5, 10, 11, 16, 17, 23, 30, 38, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61:   Bangladesh(I)56, Bhutan(I)16, Cambodia(I)5, China(I)11, Hainan(I)11, India(I)10, 16, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, India-ISO(I)10, Indonesia-ISO(I)2, 30, 43, 44, 45, 60, Irian Jaya(I)30, Java(N)60, Kalimantan(N)43, Laos(I)5, Malaysia-ISO(I)2, 46, Peninsular Malaysia(N)46, Philippines(I)2, 61, Singapore(I)38, Sri Lanka(I)17, Sulawesi(N)44, Sumatra(N)45, Taiwan(I)11, Thailand(I)23, Vietnam(I)5

Australasia30, 62:   Australia(I)62, Papua New Guinea(I)30

Australia:   Queensland62

Caribbean1, 6, 8, 15, 24, 63, 64:   Antigua-Barbuda(U), Barbados(U), Cuba(U)6, Dominica(U), Dominican Republic(I)6, 24, Grenada(U), Guadeloupe(U), Haiti(I)6, 24, Jamaica(N)6, 8, Martinique(U), Montserrat(U), Puerto Rico(U), St Lucia(U), St Vincent(U)

Central America1, 3, 6, 15, 30, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70:   Belize(N)15, Costa Rica(N)6, 64, 68, 70, El Salvador(N)15, Guatemala(U)6, 15, 64, Honduras(U), Mexico (South East)(U)1, 6, 15, 65, 66, 69, 70, Nicaragua(I)3, 6, 64, Panama(U)1, 6, 15, 64, 67

China:   Yunnan11

India:   Andhra Pradesh57, Bihar54, Gujarat47, Karnataka48, Kerala59, Madhaya Pradesh55, Maharashtra53, Meghalaya51, Sikkim16, Tamil Nadu49, Tripura52, Uttar Pradesh50, West Bengal58

Indian Ocean19, 21, 29, 71, 72, 73:   Madagascar(I)21, 71, Maldives(I)72, 73, Mauritius(I)19, Reunion(I)19, Seychelles(I)29

North America74:   United States(I)74

Pacific Ocean26, 27, 35, 75, 76, 77:   Fiji(I)26, Hawaii(I)76, Marshall Is(I)77, Niue(I)35, Northern Marianas(I)77, Society Is(I)27

South America6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 14, 19, 30, 70, 78, 79, 80:   Brazil(N)13, 70, 78, 79, 80, Colombia(N)6, 12, 78, 79, Ecuador(U)6, French Guiana(N)6, 14, Guyana(N)6, Peru(N)9, 78, Surinam(N)6, Venezuela(N)6, 78, 79

United States:   Florida74

(N = native, I = introduced, U = uncertain status)

Habitats (for Africa only)

 Cultivated7; Cultivated81

Literature citations

 Description2, 3, 5, 6, 11, 16, 17, 21, 23, 24, 26, 29, 30, 37, 60, 82, 83;  Distribution6;  Illustration5, 23, 24, 30, 37, 83

Sources

 2005-04 SeneviratneGI (Sinhala & Tamil vern. names);     Coordinator: 2001-05 Barneby RC & Grimes JW (Monograph 1996/97)

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