1. n., Monkeypod or rain tree (Samanea saman 🌐), a large leguminous tree from tropical America, grown in Hawaiʻi for shade and street planting; flowers pink, tufted.
2. n., A native legume (Sesbania tomentosa 🌐), a low to prostrate shrub with hairy, pale leaves and red or orange flowers about 2.5 cm long.
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s., A flowering shrub resembling a locust.
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n., A branching shrub 6 to 12 feet high, bearing large red flowers (Sesbania tomentosa).
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Lane, Pauoa, Honolulu, Oʻahu, named for a native shrub.
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Monkeypod, rain tree (Samanea saman). See Plants: Uses.Leaves of the ʻōhai are used for dye. (NEAL 401.) Introduced.
Native shrub (Sesbania tomentosa). It is prostrate with silky, wool-covered branches and leaves, red to orange, inch long flowers, and narrow pods 5 to 7 inches long. (NEAL 450.) See Plants: Uses.
Monkeypod or rain tree (Samanea saman). (NEAL 401.) See Plants: Uses.
Monkeypod or rain tree (Samanea saman), a favorite shade tree of tropical America. It rivals the elephantʻs ear in spread and height, growing to 80 feet. A monkeypod planted by Mark Twain was a landmark in Kaʻu, Hawaiʻi. The treeʻs pods yield seeds for leis, and its wood is prized for hand-made calabashes, platters, and other products. (NEAL 401.)
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