Albizia saman (Jacq.) Merr.

Description:

Subang Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.Fruit pods. Free-ranging cows will travel the distance to feast the sweet pods, swallowing the seeds in the process and disseminating them. Albizia saman (Jacq.) Merr. Fabaceae. CN: [Malay and regional vernacular names - Pokok pukul lima, Pokok hujan-hujan, Trembesi, Munggar, Ki hujan], Saman, Rain tree, Monkey pod, Giant thibet, Inga saman, Cow tamarind, East Indian walnut. Native to the Yucatan Peninsula and Guatemala to Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil. A wide-canopied tree planted as landscape and shade tree and naturalized in the tropics. The leaves fold in rainy weather and in the evening, hence the name "rain tree" and "five o'clock tree" (Pukul lima) in Malay. Synonym(s): Acacia propinqua A.Rich.Albizia saman (Jacq.) F. Muell.Albizzia saman (Jacq.) Merr. Calliandra saman (Jacq.) Griseb.Enterolobium saman (Jacq.) Prain Feuilleea saman (Jacq.) KuntzeInga cinerea Willd. Inga salutaris Kunth Inga saman (Jacq.) Willd.Mimosa pubifera Poir. Mimosa saman Jacq. Pithecellobium cinereum Benth. Pithecellobium saman (Jacq.) Benth. Pithecellobium saman var. saman (Jacq.) Benth. Pithecolobium saman (Jacq.) Benth. [Spelling variant] Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr. Zygia saman (Jacq.) A.Lyons Zygia saman (Jacq.) LyonsRef. ad suggested reading:www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/ild-32292www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?32979en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albizia_saman#Synonyms