Samanea
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Taxonomy
The name Samanea comes from saman in Spanish derived from zamang used for Samanea saman, 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.
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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 saman (Jacq.) Merr.
- Samanea tubulosa (Benth.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
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