Rain Tree, Monkey-pod, Saman, Cow Tamarind

Samanea saman · Fabaceae · 사만자귀나무

Look

Leaves: Bipinnate compound leaves with small, uneven-sided leaflets that fold in the early evening and on cloudy days.
Flowers: Powderpuff-shaped flower heads of many thread-like stamens, pink above and white below, with a faint scent that attracts bees.
Fruit: Relatively straight loment pods with thickened margins, constricted between seeds, ripen black; sweet-smelling sticky blackish-brown pulp holds many dark brown seeds.
Bark: Dark brown bark that gets deeper furrowed with age and peels in long fibrous pieces on old trees.

Native to: Native to northern tropical South America, in primary rainforest, savanna and scrub.
Ecology: Bees pollinate it, and livestock such as cattle, goats and pigs, and wild animals spread the seeds.