Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr. (J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 6: 47. 1916.)
Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, Barbuda, Dominica, the Grenadines, Martinique, Monserrat, St. Lucia, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Cuba (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[], Puerto Rico (naturalized)[], Virgin Islands (cultivated) ( ) ], Central America (native), South America (native),
Common Names: Algarrobo (Cuba), Algarrobo del pais (Cuba),
Synonyms: Acacia propinqua A. Rich. (in R. de la Sagra, Hist. Phys. Cuba, Pl. Vasc. 466. 1846.), Albizia saman (Jacq.) F. Muell. (Select Pl., ed. 2, 12. 1876.), Calliandra saman (Jacq.) Griseb. (Fl. Brit. W. I. 225. 1860.), Enterolobium saman (Jacq.) Prain ex King (J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 66: 252. 1898.), Feuilleea saman (Jacq.) Kuntze (Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 189. 1891.), Inga saman (Jacq.) Willd. (Sp. Pl. 4: 1024. 1806.), Mimosa saman Jacq. (Fragm. Bot. 15. 1800.), Pithecellobium saman (Jacq.) Benth. (London J. Bot. 3: 216. 1844.), Zygia saman (Jacq.) A. Lyons (Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 189. 1891.),
Citations:1). Barneby, R. and J. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, Guanacaste, Monkey's Earring. Part 1. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1).1-292.
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