Albizia saman (Jacq.) Merr. | |
Fabaceae | |
Thoongumoonji maram | |
| Botanical Name | Albizia saman (Jacq.) Merr. |
| Synonyms | Samanea saman.(Jacq.) Merr; Acacia propinqua A. Rich. |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Common Name | English : Rain tree / Tamil : Thoongumoonji maram |
| Distribution | Global : South America, India and Sri Lanka Indian : Assam , Bihar, Maharashtra, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu |
| Description | : Large trees up to 10-25 m height. Bark dark grey and vertically fissured. Branchlets puberulent to tomentose. Leaves compound, pinnae 3-5(or 6) pairs, to 15 cm; glands at junctions of pinnae and leaflets; leaflets 3-8 pairs per pinna, asymmetrically oblong. Inflorescence Heads 1-5 position axillary. Marginal flowers pedicellate; calyx funnel-shaped, corolla red or yellowish red. Stamens white at base, purple toward apex, 3.5 cm long, staminal tube shorter than corolla tube. Central flowers sessile; corolla short; staminal tube longer than corolla. Fruit lomentum, black, oblong, compressed, sutures thickened, septate between seeds. Seeds brown, ellipsoidal. |
| Flowering Fruiting period | February - March / April - May |
| Uses | Timber, fodder, fruit pulp used in beverage, fuel wood and commonly planted as shadow tree |
| Medicinal Uses | Stomach pain, cold, headache, intestinal ailments, sore throat and Diarrhoea. |
| Tamil Name | Thoongumoonji maram |