Enterolobium
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Enterolobium is a genus of 12 species of flowering plant
s in the family Fabaceae
, native to tropical and warm-temperate regions of the Americas
. They are medium-sized to large tree
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Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the family Fabaceae
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
, native to tropical and warm-temperate regions of the Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
. They are medium-sized to large tree
Tree
A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...
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Species
- Enterolobium barinense Cardenas & Rodriguez
- Enterolobium barnebianum Mesquita & M.F.Silva
- Enterolobium contortisiliquumEnterolobium contortisiliquumEnterolobium contortisiliquum, commonly known as the Pacara Earpod Tree, is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae....
(Vell.) Morong - Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb. - Guanacaste (Central MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
south to Northern BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
) - Enterolobium ellipticum Benth.
- Enterolobium glaziovii (Benth.) Mesquita
- Enterolobium gummiferum (Mart.) J. F. Macbr.
- Enterolobium maximum Ducke
- Enterolobium monjollo Benth.
- Enterolobium oldemanii Barneby & J.W. Grimes
- Enterolobium schomburgkii (Benth.) Benth.
- Enterolobium timbouva Mart.