Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr.
| Kannada Name : | - |
| Common Name : | Rain tree |
| Family Name : | Fabaceae |
| Scientific Name : | Samanea saman |
| Species Type : | Exotic |
| Phenology : | Deciduous |
| Conservation Status : | Least concern |
| Flowering Period : | March - May |
| Fruiting Period : | March - May |
| Origin : | South America |
Uses
A decoction of the inner bark and fresh leaves is used as a treatment for diarrhoea. A brew of small sections of the bark is taken to treat stomach-ache. A crude aqueous or alcoholic extract of the leaves is observed to have an inhibiting effect on Mycobacterium tuberculosis. An infusion of the leaves is used as a laxative. The fruit decoction is used as a CNS-sedative. The seeds are chewed for treating a sore throat.
Description
Evergreen or deciduous tree to 20 m tall with a broad crown; bark rough, grey. Leaves bipinnate, alternate, pinnae 2‐6 pairs; leaflets 6‐16 pairs, rhombic-elliptic, asymmetric, increasing in size towards top of pinna, glabrous above, pubescent below, base acute, apex obtuse or rounded, margin entire. Inflorescence umbelliform capitulae. Flowers bisexual, pink with green lobes. Fruit a pod, indehiscent, brown or blackish, somewhat fleshy with a raised border.
