| Scientific Name | Samanea saman (Jacq.) Merr. |
| Trade Name | Rain tree |
| Local Name | Rain tree,Mazhamaram |
| Family | Leguminosae |
| Tree Size | Large |
| Tree Height ( m ) | 18 - 24 |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) | 130 |
| Tree Distribution | An exotic from South America, widely cultivated as an avenue tree |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction | Distinct |
| Sapwood Colour | Pale yellow |
| Heartwood Colour | Light brown with dark streaks |
| Hardness | Soft |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green | 0.56 |
| Weight | Light |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content | |
| Texture | Fine textured |
| Grain | Straight grain |
| Growth Rings | Absent |
| Porosity | Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size | Large to medium sized |
| Vessel Arrangement | Solitary and in radial multiples of two to three; filled with reddish gummy deposits |
| Vessel Diameter | 170 - 280 230 |
| Vessel Element Lenght | 210 - 410 410 |
| Perforation | Simple |
| Pit Outline | Oval to rounded |
| Pit Size | Medium to large (7-14 µm),vestured |
| Vessel Ray Pitting | Much reduced borders to apparently simple; rounded and angular in shape |
| Ray Nature | Fine to moderately broad, few and closely spaced |
| Ray Arrangement/Type | One to three seriate homogeneous, wholly made up of procumbent cells. |
| Ray Number | 4 - 8 |
| Ray Height | 170 - 370 250 |
| Fibre Walls | Thin walled, non-septate |
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| Uses | Making cheap furniture and packing cases |
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