General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 50 - 80 feet
Plant Spread: 50 - 100 feet
Fruit: Other: Up to 8 inch long bean-like pods containing 15-20 seeds per pod. Seeds are imbedded in a sticky, sweet edible pulp.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Provides winter interest
Shade Tree
Flowering Tree
Will Naturalize
Useful for timber production
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Resistances: Humidity tolerant

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Common names
  • Rain Tree
  • Monkey Pod
  • False Powder Puff
  • East Indian Walnut
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Albizia saman
  • Synonym: Samanea saman
  • Synonym: Calliandra saman

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Location: Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Date: 2005-09-30
Photo by J M Garg CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons #pollination
Location: Mekong, near the island of Don Loppadi, Laos
Date: 12-2007
author--Basile Morin
Location: Launiupoko, Maui, Hawaii
Date: 7-2009
author--Forest & Kim Starr

Date: 6-2011
author--Primejyothi
Location: Moody Gardens, Galveston, TX
Date: 2011-11-17
Location: Haliimaile, Maui, Hawaii
Date: 5-2003
author--Forest & Kim Starr

Photo credit: Basile Morin

photo credit: David Eickhoff
Location: Cano Negro, Costa Rica | December 2022
Date: 2022-12-19
Location: Kakinada
Date: 6-2018
author--Adityamadhav83

Date: 8-2017
author--Vengolis
Uploaded by DaylilySLP
Location: Maui, Launiupoko
Date: 7-2006
author--Forest & Kim Starr

Date: 12-2015
author--Averater

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