''Samanea'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the family
. It belongs to the
mimosoid clade of the subfamily
Caesalpinioideae
Caesalpinioideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, placed in the large family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. Its name is formed from the generic name ''Caesalpinia''. It is known also as the peacock flower subfamily. The Caesalpinioideae ...
.
The type species is ''
Samanea saman
''Samanea saman'', also sometimes known as the rain tree, is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, now in the Mimosoid clade and is native to Central and South America. Its range extends from Mexico south to Peru and Brazil, ...
'' from South America.
Taxonomy
The name Samanea comes from ''saman'' in
Spanish
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* Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...
derived from ''zamang'' used for ''
Samanea saman
''Samanea saman'', also sometimes known as the rain tree, is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, now in the Mimosoid clade and is native to Central and South America. Its range extends from Mexico south to Peru and Brazil, ...
'',
this giant ''S. saman'' tree was seen by
Alexander von Humboldt
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 17696 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science. He was the younger brother of the Prussian minister, p ...
near
Maracay
)
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, Venezuela in 1799 when he travelled to the Americas from that year to 1804.
Species
''
Plants of the World Online
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'' lists the following accepted species:
* ''
Samanea guineensis
''Samanea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. The type species is ''Samanea saman'' from South America.
Taxonomy
The name Samanea comes from ''saman' ...
''
(G.C.C.Gilbert & Boutique) Brenan & Brummitt
* ''
Samanea inopinata
''Samanea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. The type species is ''Samanea saman'' from South America.
Taxonomy
The name Samanea comes from ''saman' ...
''
(Harms) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
* ''
Samanea leptophylla
''Samanea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. The type species is ''Samanea saman'' from South America.
Taxonomy
The name Samanea comes from ''saman' ...
''
(Harms) Brenan & Brummitt
* ''
Samanea saman
''Samanea saman'', also sometimes known as the rain tree, is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, now in the Mimosoid clade and is native to Central and South America. Its range extends from Mexico south to Peru and Brazil, ...
''
(Jacq.) Merr.
* ''
Samanea tubulosa
''Samanea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. The type species is ''Samanea saman'' from South America.
Taxonomy
The name Samanea comes from ''saman' ...
''
(Benth.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
References
Mimosoids
Fabaceae genera
Taxa named by George Bentham
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