Guachapele false samanea
Pseudosamanea guachapele

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

A tall tree. The bark is a light colour and deeply cracked into long plates. The leaves are twice divided. The secondary leaflets get larger along the stalk. The flowers are white in round heads.

Also as Mimosaceae.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in re-growth forest.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, North America, Panama, Peru, South America, Venezuela

How it is used for food

Edible parts

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Cadeno, Carreto, Cedrillo, Cedro amarillo, Cenicero, Cenizero, Frijolillo, Gavilan, Genizaro saman, Guachapeli, Guaramillo, Igu, Lagarto, Laguarto, Lara blanca, Llamo, Masaguaro, Mauna, Memble, Naumo, Nauno, Nogal, Piquin, Roble amarillo, Saman igu, Saman masaguaro, Tabaca, Tepanahuaste, Zorillo

Synonyms

Acacia guachapele Kunth; Albizia guachapele (Kunth) Dugand; Albizia longipedata (Pittier) Britton & Rose ex Record; Lysiloma guachapele (Kunth) Benth.; Pithecellobium guachapele (Kunth) J. F. MacBr.; Pithecellobium longepedatum Pittier; Pithecellobium samaningua (Pittier) J. F. MacBr.; Samanea samaningua Pittier;