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Samanea saman (Jacq.)Merr.

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HIGHER TAXON: Ingeae

GENUS: Samanea (Benth.)Merr.

Samanea saman (Jacq.)Merr. [Accepted]
    Enterolobium Martius saman (Jacq.)Prain {Synonym}
    Pithecellobium Martius saman (Jacq.)Benth. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Acacia preta [4]; Inga saman [4]; Rain Tree [1]

  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Benin (I) [8]; Gambia The (I) [8]; Ghana (I) [8]
    Kenya (I) [1]; Nigeria (I) [3]
    Sao Tome & Principe (I) [4]; Sierra Leone (I) [8]
    Sudan (I) [8]; Tanzania (I) [1]; Togo (I) [8]
    Uganda (I) [1]; Zaire (I) [7]; Zambia (I) [8]
  South America
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [1,6]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Tree
  Lifespan: Perennial
  Nodules: Present [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist

  
USES:
  Environmental [1785,1]; Forage [1785,1,2]; Wood [1785,1,2,32]; Medicine; Food and Drink; Chemical products; Domestic

  
NOTES: -

DATA SOURCES:

1.

   Brenan,J.P.M., 1959
    Mimosoideae.In:Fl.Trop.East Africa.Hubbard & Milne-Redhead
    Mimosoideae.In:Fl.Trop.East Africa.Hubbard & Milne-Redhead

2.

   Dale,I.R., 1953
    A descriptive list of the introduced trees of Uganda
    A descriptive list of the introduced trees of Uganda

3.

   Keay,R.W.J. et al., 1964
    Nigerian Trees Vol.2
    Nigerian Trees Vol.2

4.

   Liberato, Maria Candida, 1973
    Flora de Sao Tome e Principe: Mimosaceae
    Flora de Sao Tome e Principe: Mimosaceae

6.

   Brenan,J.P.M., 1970
    Mimosoideae.In:Flora Zambeziaca Vol.3(1).Brenan,JPM et al.
    Mimosoideae.In:Flora Zambeziaca Vol.3(1).Brenan,JPM et al.

7.

   Robyns,W.(Ed.), 1952
    Flore du Congo Belge,Vol.3. Mimosoideae, Caesalpinoideae.
    Flore du Congo Belge,Vol.3. Mimosoideae, Caesalpinoideae.

8.

   Lock,J.M., 1985
    Specimen in Herb.Kew
    Specimen in Herb.Kew

32.

   Lock,J.M., 1985
    Pers.obs.
    Pers.obs.

1785.

   Allen,O.N. & Allen,E.K., 1981
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
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