Samanea Benth.

Description of the genus

The type species of the genus, Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr. (‘Rain Tree’) is indigenous to tropical America, is widely cultivated throughout the equatorial tropics.

Zambia: 1 cultivated taxon.

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saman (Jacq.) Merr.

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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Samanea
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Samanea
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Samanea
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Samanea
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iNaturalist: Samanea
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Samanea
JSTOR Plant Science: Samanea
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Samanea
Plants of the World Online: Samanea
Tropicos: Samanea
Wikipedia: Samanea
Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Nicholas Wightman, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-26

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wightman, N., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2026). Flora of Zambia: Cultivated plants: Genus page: Samanea.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/cult/genus.php?genus_id=2333, retrieved 17 April 2026

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