Enterolobium

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Enterolobium
Enterolobium cyclocarpum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Mimosoideae
Tribe: Ingeae
Genus: Enterolobium
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Species

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Enterolobium is a genus of 12 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, native to tropical and warm-temperate regions of the Americas. They are medium-sized to large trees.[1][2]

Species

  • Enterolobium barinense Cardenas & Rodriguez
  • Enterolobium barnebianum Mesquita & M.F.Silva
  • Enterolobium contortisiliquum (Vell.) Morong
  • Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb. - Guanacaste (Central Mexico south to Northern Brazil)
  • 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.

References

  1. Germplasm Resources Information Network: Enterolobium
  2. International Legume Database & Information Service: Enterolobium

External links

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