Samanea

Samanea saman

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Ingeae
Genus: Samanea
Species: S. guineensis – S. inopinata – S. leptophylla – S. saman – S. tubulosa

Name

Samanea (Benth.) Merr., J. Washington Acad. Sci. 6: 46. (1916)

• Type species: Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr., J. Washington Acad. Sci. 6: 47. (1916)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Pithecellobium sect. Samanea Benth., London J. Bot. 3: 197.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Northern South America References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Merrill, E.D. 1916. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 6(2): 46.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Samanea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Oct. 14. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Samanea. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 14 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Samanea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 Oct. 2022.

Vernacular names

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