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Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr.

Leguminosae

SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, West Indies) int South America (general), MC S Eurasia (China, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, tropics), Africa (tropics) and N M Oceania (Hawaii, Philippines, Mariana Islands, Guam, Malaysia: Sabah; Australia)

SC SE

L[G]

E[D]

hel hyg->xer acid->neut

cl (flower emblem of Venezuela) dr (bark decoction liquid applied externally with cloth to cure constipation, cures for cold, diarrhea and stomachache, fruits decoction taken orally for anxiety and nervousness, fruits ingested for dysentery and hemorrhage, intestinal cold by bark infusion or fruits, laxative, leaves tea or infusion taken orally for constipation, roots for stomach cancer, roots, seeds and leaves used for traditional medicine, chew seed for throat infection) fd (pods, sweet drink like licorice) fr (flowers for bees, leaves, pods for livestock, vegetable, young shoots) fw (charcoal, fuel, poor firewood) ma (resin for gum) pl (fodder, ornamental tree in parks and along roadsides, shade, wood production) pp (good for paper pulp) sa (agricultural shade, cuted leaves as fertilizer, fixes nitrogen, shade, shelter, silvopastoral use) ti (bowl, boxes, cabinet work, wood carving, closet, craft items, crates, decorative veneer and plywood, desks, dugout canoes, face veneer, fancy veneer, fence posts, flooring, furniture, general carpentry, general construction, heavy framing members in boat building, interior finishing, division and trim, laminated beams, millswork, musical instruments, ornamental moulding and plaque, paneling, pattern-making, plywood, poles, posts, split posts, tablet, turned work, trim in planking, utensils, veneer, wheels, wooden tools)

Acacia propinqua A.Rich. Albizia flavovirens Hoyle Albizia saman (Jacq.) F.Muell. Calliandra saman (Jacq.) Griseb. Calliandra tubulosa Benth. Enterolobium saman (Benth.) Prain. Enterolobium saman (Jacq.) Prain ex King Feuilleea saman (Jacq.) Kuntze Inga cinerea Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Inga salutaris Kunth Inga saman (Jacq.) Willd. Mimosa pubifera Poir. Mimosa saman Jacq. Pithecellobium cinereum Benth. Pithecellobium saman (Jacq.) Benth. Pithecellobium saman (Roxb.) Benth. Pithecolobium saman (Jacq.) Benth. Samanea saman Metz Zigia saman (Benth.) Lyons Zygia saman (Jacq.) Lyons

raintree saman; cow-tamarind (Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago); crow bean tree, French tamarind; giant thibet (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands); giant tibut, licorice (Virgin Islands); monkeypod (Hawaii, Mexico); rain tree (Mexico, Sri Lanka); rain-tree (Haiti); raintree (Puerto Rico); saman;

samanea saman; arbre à confiture (Senegal); arbre de pluie, gouan-negoul, gouannegoul (Haiti); licorice; saman (Haiti); samana (Guadeloupe)

acacia (Philippines); algarrobillo (Colombia); algarrobo (Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay); algarrobo del pais (Cuba); amamduvirá (Paraguay); anaguare (Colombia); árbol de lluvia (Colombia, Paraguay); arbol delluva, campaña, campano, campaño (Colombia); carabali, carabalí (Venezuela); carito (Colombia); carrabalí (Venezuela); carreto (El Salvador, Honduras, Venezuela); cenecero; cenicero (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay); cenícero (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras); ceniciro (Nicaragua); cenizaro (Costa Rica, Nicaragua); delmonte (Dominican Republic); dormilón (Puerto Rico); gavilan; gavilán (Honduras); genézaro (Colombia); genicero (Costa Rica); genizaro (Colombia, Nicaragua); genízaro (Costa Rica, Colombia); guango (Jamaica, Puerto Rico); guannegoul (Dominican Republic); huacamayo-chico (Peru); ichizozo (Bolivia); lara (Venezuela); laro (Colombia); manduvirá, niño azote (Paraguay); penoco (Bolivia); samaguare (Colombia); saman (Colombia, Venezuela); samán (Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Venezuela); sámano, sanaguare, sanaguaro, tabaca, tabaca de monte (Colombia); urero (Venezuela); zorra (El Salvador)

albero delle pioggia (italian); guanegoul (creole, Haiti); mara (Sri Lanka); Regenbaum (german); saman (creole, Haiti); Schiimbaum (german)

raintree, saman, samán

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Latin name	Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Panama, West Indies) int South America (general), MC S Eurasia (China, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, tropics), Africa (tropics) and N M Oceania (Hawaii, Philippines, Mariana Islands, Guam, Malaysia: Sabah; Australia)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L[G]
Foliage	E[D]
Ecology	hel hyg->xer acid->neut
Use	cl (flower emblem of Venezuela) dr (bark decoction liquid applied externally with cloth to cure constipation, cures for cold, diarrhea and stomachache, fruits decoction taken orally for anxiety and nervousness, fruits ingested for dysentery and hemorrhage, intestinal cold by bark infusion or fruits, laxative, leaves tea or infusion taken orally for constipation, roots for stomach cancer, roots, seeds and leaves used for traditional medicine, chew seed for throat infection) fd (pods, sweet drink like licorice) fr (flowers for bees, leaves, pods for livestock, vegetable, young shoots) fw (charcoal, fuel, poor firewood) ma (resin for gum) pl (fodder, ornamental tree in parks and along roadsides, shade, wood production) pp (good for paper pulp) sa (agricultural shade, cuted leaves as fertilizer, fixes nitrogen, shade, shelter, silvopastoral use) ti (bowl, boxes, cabinet work, wood carving, closet, craft items, crates, decorative veneer and plywood, desks, dugout canoes, face veneer, fancy veneer, fence posts, flooring, furniture, general carpentry, general construction, heavy framing members in boat building, interior finishing, division and trim, laminated beams, millswork, musical instruments, ornamental moulding and plaque, paneling, pattern-making, plywood, poles, posts, split posts, tablet, turned work, trim in planking, utensils, veneer, wheels, wooden tools)
Synonym	Acacia propinqua A.Rich. Albizia flavovirens Hoyle Albizia saman (Jacq.) F.Muell. Calliandra saman (Jacq.) Griseb. Calliandra tubulosa Benth. Enterolobium saman (Benth.) Prain. Enterolobium saman (Jacq.) Prain ex King Feuilleea saman (Jacq.) Kuntze Inga cinerea Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Inga salutaris Kunth Inga saman (Jacq.) Willd. Mimosa pubifera Poir. Mimosa saman Jacq. Pithecellobium cinereum Benth. Pithecellobium saman (Jacq.) Benth. Pithecellobium saman (Roxb.) Benth. Pithecolobium saman (Jacq.) Benth. Samanea saman Metz Zigia saman (Benth.) Lyons Zygia saman (Jacq.) Lyons
English name	raintree saman; cow-tamarind (Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago); crow bean tree, French tamarind; giant thibet (Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands); giant tibut, licorice (Virgin Islands); monkeypod (Hawaii, Mexico); rain tree (Mexico, Sri Lanka); rain-tree (Haiti); raintree (Puerto Rico); saman;
French name	samanea saman; arbre à confiture (Senegal); arbre de pluie, gouan-negoul, gouannegoul (Haiti); licorice; saman (Haiti); samana (Guadeloupe)
Spanish name	acacia (Philippines); algarrobillo (Colombia); algarrobo (Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Paraguay); algarrobo del pais (Cuba); amamduvirá (Paraguay); anaguare (Colombia); árbol de lluvia (Colombia, Paraguay); arbol delluva, campaña, campano, campaño (Colombia); carabali, carabalí (Venezuela); carito (Colombia); carrabalí (Venezuela); carreto (El Salvador, Honduras, Venezuela); cenecero; cenicero (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay); cenícero (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras); ceniciro (Nicaragua); cenizaro (Costa Rica, Nicaragua); delmonte (Dominican Republic); dormilón (Puerto Rico); gavilan; gavilán (Honduras); genézaro (Colombia); genicero (Costa Rica); genizaro (Colombia, Nicaragua); genízaro (Costa Rica, Colombia); guango (Jamaica, Puerto Rico); guannegoul (Dominican Republic); huacamayo-chico (Peru); ichizozo (Bolivia); lara (Venezuela); laro (Colombia); manduvirá, niño azote (Paraguay); penoco (Bolivia); samaguare (Colombia); saman (Colombia, Venezuela); samán (Colombia, Dominican Republic, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Paraguay, Puerto Rico, Venezuela); sámano, sanaguare, sanaguaro, tabaca, tabaca de monte (Colombia); urero (Venezuela); zorra (El Salvador)
Other name	albero delle pioggia (italian); guanegoul (creole, Haiti); mara (Sri Lanka); Regenbaum (german); saman (creole, Haiti); Schiimbaum (german)
Trade name	raintree, saman, samán