Rain Tree
Samanea saman
Also known as Sleepy-faced Tree, Cow tamarind, Monkeypod, Rain tree
About Rain Tree
Samanea saman is a semi-deciduous species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, now in the Mimosoid clade and is native to Central and South America. It is often placed in the genus Samanea, which by yet other authors is subsumed in Albizia entirely. Its range extends from Mexico south to Peru and Brazil, but it has been widely introduced to South and Southeast Asia, as well as the Pacific Islands, including Hawaii. It is a well-known tree, rivaled perhaps only by lebbeck and pink siris among its genus. It is well represented in many languages and has numerous local names in its native range; common English names include saman, rain tree and monkeypod (see also § Names below).
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Samanea saman
- Genus
- Samanea
- Family
- MIMOSACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Planted as avenue tree
- Native to
- Central & South America
- Distribution
- Tropics of the World
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- गुलाबी सिरिस Gulabi Siris, Vilaiti siris, शिरीश
- Bengali
- Biliti siris
- Tamil
- தூங்குமூஞ்சி (toongumoonji), பண்ணி வாகை
- Telugu
- నిద్ర గన్నేరు, వానచెట్టు
- Kannada
- ಮಳೆಮರ Malemara, Bhagay mara, ಮಳೆಮರ
- Malayalam
- മഴമരം
- Marathi
- पर्जन्यवृक्ष
Mimosaceae
Mimosa/Acacia family
Rain Tree belongs to the Mimosaceae family.
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