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SAMAN [2 records]

Record 1 2016-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

Great tropical shade tree to 24 m high, with spreading head like an open umbrella to 30 m wide. ... native to West Indies, Central America.

OBS

Leguminosae family.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An ornamental tropical American tree (Pithecolobium saman) having bipinnate leaves, globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens, and sweet-pulp pods eaten by cattle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Arbre d'Amérique tropicale, souvent planté ailleurs, au bois brun traversé de veines sombres irrégulières, à grain grossier, mi-dur, et mi-lourd utilisé en menuiserie. Famille des légumineuses.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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