Fabaceae-Mimosoideae (Mimosaceae) Week :: Albizia saman (syn. Samanea saman) in Thane and Mumbai

[Dinesh Valke]

Albizia saman (Jacq.) Merr.

• al-BIZ-ee-uh -- named for Filipo del Albizzi, Florentine nobleman
  sah-MAN -- saman is a South American name for the plant

Jan 14, 2007 ... in Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Udyan (a.k.a. Powai Gardens), Mumbai

commonly known as: cow tamarind, coco tamarind, french tamarind, genisaro, monkeypod, monkey-pod tree, porrain tree, rain tree, saman tree, zaman • Bengali: বিলাতি শিরীষ bilati siris • Hindi: विलायती शिरीष vilaiti siris • Malayalam: മഴമരം mazhamaram, ഉറക്കംതൂങ്ങമരം urakkamthuungamaram • Marathi: गुलाबी शिरीष gulabi siris, विलायती शिरीष vilaiti siris • Tamil: சீமைவாகை cimaivakai • Telugu: దోరిసెన dorisena

Native to: tropical America; naturalized / cultivated elsewhere in tropics

References: Flowers of India • Wikipedia • Tropilab • Dave's Garden • EcoPort


more views:

• Dec 29, 2007 ... in a temple premises along Ghodbunder Road near Gaimukh, Thane, Maharashtra
  
• Jan 20, 2008 ... at Veermata Jeejabai Bhosale Udyan, Mumbai
  
• Jun 2, 2007 ... at Vaghbil, Thane, Maharashtra
  
• Apr 7, 2008 ... at Vaghbil, Thane, Maharashtra
  

Regards.
Dinesh

[Balkar Singh]

This one is new addition to my Database. thanks Dinesh ji 

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Regards

Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
09416262964

[Dinesh Valke]

Known popularly as Samanea saman ... synonym of Albizia saman as put at The Plants List.
Surprising to find that it is not planted in your region.
Regards.
Dinesh

[Balkar Singh]

not seen yet in our area

[Gurcharan Singh]

Really nice images Dinesh ji

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Retired  Associate Professor
SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018.
Phone: 011-25518297  Mob: 9810359089
http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ 

[H S]

its very common here, planted as avenue tree for its fast growing nature...

well known as Samanea saman or Rain tree

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 - H.S.

A scientific man ought to have no wishes, no affections, - a mere heart of stone

[Neha Singh]

Saman or Rain tree has been planted all over Pune along d road sides.

And Dinesh sir the last two pics r more than awesome !


Regards
Neha Singh

[Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy]

Really superb set of pictures Dinesh Ji.

 

Regards,

BRS

 

On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 5:05 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh...@gmail.com> wrote:

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B. Rathinasabapathy
Project Co-ordinator
Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park
1388, Avinashi Road
Peelamedu
Coimbatore-641004

[prasad dash]

great catch Dinesh Sir. Missing your uploads during ur absence.

Regards

Prasad

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Ecologist, Orissa, India
email: prasad....@gmail.com
ph. 09437444241

[Ushadi micromini]

This tree needs high moisture, higher levels of rain (as opposed to
the mimosa with similar flowers and different leaf structure and size
that grows in USA and is considered a weed) ... this sis graceful
tree providing shade, nitrogen fixing for the local soil, seeds
edible for some birds and animals, nsting sites for birds of many
different species, and it does not topple over in the KAL boishakhi
storms in Bengal... none toppled in hurricane Aila (at least not that
I saw nor was one reported or shown on TV as having lost its
footing) ...

Not native, but it has endeared itself ... we have some very
graceful grandfather trees in Dhakuria lakes... among other spots in
the city...

Thanks Dinesh
Usha di
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On Jan 6, 11:36 am, prasad dash <prasad.dash2...@gmail.com> wrote:
> great catch Dinesh Sir. Missing your uploads during ur absence.
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> Regards
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> Prasad
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> On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 9:54 AM, Rathinasabapathy Bhuvaragasamy <
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> brspa...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Really superb set of pictures Dinesh Ji.
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> > Regards,
> > BRS
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> > On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 5:05 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote:
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> >> *Albizia saman *(Jacq.) Merr.
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> >>    - *al-BIZ-ee-uh* -- named for Filipo del Albizzi, Florentine nobleman
> >>    *sah-MAN* -- *saman* is a South American name for the plant
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> >> [image: Rain tree]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi...>

> >> Jan 14, 2007 ... in Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Udyan (a.k.a. Powai Gardens),
> >> Mumbai
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> >> *commonly known as*: cow tamarind, coco tamarind, french tamarind,

> >> genisaro, monkeypod, monkey-pod tree, porrain tree, rain tree, saman tree,

> >> zaman • *Bengali*: বিলাতি শিরীষ bilati siris • *Hindi*: विलायती शिरीष
> >> vilaiti siris • *Malayalam*: മഴമരം mazhamaram, ഉറക്കംതൂങ്ങമരം
> >> urakkamthuungamaram • *Marathi*: गुलाबी शिरीष gulabi siris, विलायती
> >> शिरीष vilaiti siris • *Tamil*: சீமைவாகை cimaivakai • *Telugu*: దోరిసెన
> >> dorisena
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> >> *Native to*: tropical America; naturalized / cultivated elsewhere in
> >> tropics
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> >> *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.in%2Fcata...>•
> >> Wikipedia<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FRa...>•
> >> Tropilab<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.tropilab.com%2Fraintree....>• Dave's
> >> Garden<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fpf%2Fgo%2F...>•
> >> EcoPort<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fecoport.org%2Fep%3FPlant%3D1...>
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> >> *more views*:
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> >>    - Dec 29, 2007 ... in a temple premises along Ghodbunder Road near
> >>    Gaimukh, Thane, Maharashtra
> >>    [image: Mazhamaram (Malayalam: മഴമരം)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi...>
> >>    - Jan 20, 2008 ... at Veermata Jeejabai Bhosale Udyan, Mumbai
> >>    [image: Rain tree]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi...> [image:
> >>    Two rain trees in perfect harmony !!]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi...>
> >>    - Jun 2, 2007 ... at Vaghbil, Thane, Maharashtra
> >>    [image: Gulabi Siris (Marathi: गुलाबी शिरीष)]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi...>
> >>    - Apr 7, 2008 ... at Vaghbil, Thane, Maharashtra
> >>    [image: Samanea saman]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdi...>

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> >> Regards.
> >> Dinesh
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> > --
> > B. Rathinasabapathy
> > Project Co-ordinator
> > Nilgiri Biosphere Nature Park
> > 1388, Avinashi Road
> > Peelamedu
> > Coimbatore-641004
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> > <http://mail.google.com/subscribe.mhtml>

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> Prasad Kumar Dash
> Ecologist, Orissa, India

> email: prasad.dash2...@gmail.com
> ph. 09437444241