Samanea
Samanea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.[1] The type species is Samanea saman from South America.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Samanea (Benth.) Merr. |
Taxonomy
The name Samanea comes from saman in Spanish derived from zamang used for Samanea saman,[2] this giant S. saman tree was seen by Alexander von Humboldt near Maracay, Venezuela in 1799 when he travelled to the Americas from that year to 1804.[2][3]
Species
Plants of the World Online lists the following accepted species:[4]
- Samanea guineensis (G.C.C.Gilbert & Boutique) Brenan & Brummitt
- Samanea inopinata (Harms) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
- Samanea leptophylla (Harms) Brenan & Brummitt
- Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr.
- Samanea tubulosa (Benth.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
References
- The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3.
- Allen, O. N.; Allen, Ethel K. (1981). The Leguminosae, a source book of characteristics, uses, and nodulation. Madison, Wisconsin, USA: University of Wisconsin Press. p. 590. ISBN 978-0-299-08400-4.
- von Humboldt, Alexander; Bonpland, Aimé (1815). Reise in die Aequinoctial-Gegenden des neuen Continents. Vol. 3. Stuttgart and Tübingen, Germany: J.G. Cotta.
- "Samanea (Benth.) Merr". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
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