Samanea

Samanea is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.[1] The type species is Samanea saman from South America.

Samanea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoideae
Genus: Samanea
(Benth.) Merr.

Species

Plants of the World Online lists the following accepted species:

  • 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


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