PLANTS Profile for Samanea saman (raintree)

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PLANTS Profile

Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr.
raintree

Symbol:

SASA10

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		I
VI		I

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More Information:

Synonyms:
Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr.

	ALSA4	Albizia saman (Jacq.) F. Muell.
	PISA3	Pithecellobium saman (Jacq.) Benth.

Distribution:
Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL, HI), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 1 species in Samanea

Classification:
Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Samanea Merr. – raintree
Species	Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr. – raintree

Introduced Information:
Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr.

Pithecellobium saman:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FACW

FACW

UPL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 520959.

Related Web Sites:
Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr.

Pacific Basin-The Traditional Tree Initiative

Pacific Basin-Traditional Tree Initiative

USDA Forest Service-Silvics of North America

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