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Albizia saman, Shiriisha, Thoongumoonji maram, Gulabi Siris

Albizia saman (Jacq.) Merr.
Family: Leguminosae

Synonyms: Acacia propinqua A.Rich. , Albizia saman (Jacq.) F. Muell. , Albizzia saman (Jacq.) Merr. , Calliandra saman (Jacq.) Griseb. , Enterolobium saman (Jacq.) Prain, Feuilleea saman (Jacq.) Kuntze , Inga 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.) Lyons

Common name: Rain Tree, Coco tamarind, Acacia preta, French tamarind, Saman, Monkey pod
Hindi: गुलाबी सिरिस Gulabi Siris, Vilaiti siris
Bengali: Biliti siris
Tamil: Amaivagai,  தூங்குமூஞ்சி மரம் Thoongumoonji maram
Deutsch: Regenbaum
Telugu: వానచెట్టు
Chinese: 雨豆樹
Vietnamese: Còng (thực vật)
Malayalam: മഴമരം
Bahasa Indonesia: Ki hujan
Javanese: Trembesi
Portuguese: Árvore-da-chuva
Japanese: モンキーポッド
Polish: Albicja saman
Espanol: Samanea saman
Thai: จามจุรี [dsha:m-dshu-ri:] jamjuree
French: arbre à (la) pluie (rain tree)
Haitian Creole: guannegoul(e)
Kannada: Bhagaya mara
Jamaica: goango, guango
Khmer ampil barang (French tamarind)
Malagasy: bonara(mbaza), kily vazaha, madiromany, mampihe, mampohehy
Sinhalese: mara
Colombia: campano, saman
Venezuela: carabeli, couji, lara, urero, zaman
German: Regenbaum (rain tree), Soar, Suar
Sanskrit: Shiriisha
Activity: Hemostat, Poison
FDA Poisonous Plant Database listed this species.

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.


20 Published articles of Albizia saman
1.    Quality and chemical composition of cassava wastes ensiled with Albizia saman pods.
Babayemi, O. J.; Ifut, O. J.; Inyang, U. A.; et al. - Agricultural Journal  Volume: 5   Issue: 3   Pages: 225-228   Published: 2010

2.    Incidence of a beetle Aeolesthes holosericea on Samanea saman and Albizia lebbeck trees at Kolhapur, Maharashtra.
Mamlayya, A.B.; Aland, S.R.; Gaikwad, S.M.; et al.
Bionotes  Volume: 11   Issue: 4   Pages: 133   Published: Oct-December 2009

3.    Protective antifungal effect of neem (Azadirachta indica) extracts on mango (Mangifera indica) and rain tree (Albizia saman) wood
Islam, Muktarul; Shams, Iftekhar; Ilias, G. N. M.; et al. - INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION  Volume: 63   Issue: 2   Pages: 241-243   DOI:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ibiod.2008.07.010   Published: MAR 2009

4.    Germinability and viability of Albizia saman seeds subjected to three scarification methods.
Jolaosho, A. O.; Arigbede, O. M.; Ojo, R. O. - ASSET - Series A: Agriculture & Environment  Volume: 8   Issue: 1/2   Pages: 84-96   Published: 2008

5.    POTENTIALS OF ALBIZIA SAMAN POD AS FEED FOR THE ALBINO RAT (SPRAGUE DAWLEY)
Idowu, A. B.; Babalola, O. D.; Ademolu, K. O. - Tropical Veterinarian  Volume: 25   Issue: 4   Pages: 116-123   Published: 2007

6.    Effects of ingestion by cattle and immersion in hot water and acid on the germinability of rain tree (Albizia saman) seeds
Jolaosho, A. O.; Oduguwa, B. O.; Onifade, O. S.; et al. - TROPICAL GRASSLANDS  Volume: 40   Issue: 4   Pages: 244-253   Published: DEC 2006

7.    Effect of microbial inoculants on Albizia saman germination and seedling growth
Khan, B. M.; Hossain, M. K.; Mridha, M. A. U. - Journal of Forestry Research (Harbin)  Volume: 17   Issue: 2   Pages: 99-102   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11676-006-

0023-3   Published: JUN 2006

8.    Effects of different processing methods on the utilization of whole pods of Albizia saman in the diets of growing rabbits.
Oduguwa, O. O. - ASSET - Series A: Agriculture & Environment  Volume: 6   Issue: 1   Pages: 221-229   Published: 2006

9.    Microbial studies on Aisa: a potential indigenous laboratory fermented food condiment from Albizia saman (Jacq.) F. Mull.
Ogunshe, A. A. O.; Ayodele, A. E.; Okonko, I. O. - Pakistan Journal of Nutrition  Volume: 5   Issue: 1   Pages: 51-58   Published: 2006

10.    The physiological impact on the consumption of Albizia saman pods by albino rats.
Idowu, A. B.; Babalola, O. D.; Ademolu, K. O. - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances  Volume: 5   Issue: 7   Pages: 585-589   Published: 2006

11.    Utilization of whole pods of Albizia saman in diets of growing rabbits.
Oduguwa, O. O. - Nigerian Journal of Animal Production  Volume: 33   Issue: 1/2   Pages: 197-202   Published: 2006

12.    Effect of pre-sowing treatments on germination and initial seedling development of Albizia saman in the nursery
Alamgir, Mohammed; Hossain, M. K. - Journal of Forestry Research (Harbin)  Volume: 16   Issue: 3   Pages: 200-204   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02856814  

Published: SEP 2005

13.    Effect of pre-sowing treatments on germination and initial seedling development of Albizia saman in the nursery.
Mohammed Alamgir; Hossain, M. K. - Journal of Forestry Research  Volume: 16   Issue: 3   Pages: 200-204, 2   Published: 2005

14.    Effects of Albizia saman pods supplementation on feed intake and live weight changes of White Fulani Calves.
Adebiyi, B. A.; Adeneye, J. A. - Nigerian Journal of Animal Production  Volume: 28   Issue: 1   Pages: 68-71   Published: 2001

15.    Effect of seed weight on germination and initial seedling growth in Albizia saman (Jacq.) F. Muell
Nizam, M. Z. U.; Hossain, M. K. - Indian Forester  Volume: 125   Issue: 6   Pages: 613-617   Published: June, 1999

16.    Vaccination against experimental Kala-azar with saponins with Albizia saman (PsAsu and PsAgle) and the FML antigen of Leishmania donovani
Bernardo, R. R.; Santos, W. R.; Parente, J. P.; et al. - Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz  Volume: 92   Issue: SUPPL. 1   Pages: 210   Published: Nov., 1997

17.    Effect of scarification treatments on the germination of Leucaena leucocephala, Albizzia lebbek and Samanea saman
Padma, V.; Satyanarayana, G.; Reddy, B. Muralimohan - Seed Research (New Delhi)  Volume: 22   Issue: 1   Pages: 54-57   Published: 1994 (1996)

18.    Allelopathic potential of Albizia saman Merr.
Meher Noor; Khan, M. A. - Pakistan Journal of Botany  Volume: 26   Issue: 1   Pages: 139-147   Published: 1994

19.    ANDROGENESIS FROM THE POLYADS OF ALBIZIA-LEBBEK AND SAMANEA-SAMAN
DE D N; RAO P V L - Cell and Chromosome Research  Volume: 11   Issue: 2   Pages: 38-43   Published: 1988

20.    ANDROGENESIS FROM THE POLYADS OF ALBIZIA-LEBBEK AND SAMANEA-SAMAN
DE D N; RAO P V L - Cell and Chromosome Research  Volume: 10   Issue: 2-3   Pages: 134   Published: 1987

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