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Enterolobium cyclocarpum

Accession Count: 3

Common Name: guanacaste

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Family Name: Fabaceae

Botanical Name: Enterolobium cyclocarpum

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Characteristics: This fast growing tree reaches heights of 100 feet with a spread of 70 feet or more. The trunk is brown with many stems. The bipinnate leaves have 20 to 30 pairs of leaflets. The leaves are deciduous. The small white flowers are formed on green pompoms. They are followed by a flattened dark brown seedpod curved into a circle about 3 to 6 inches long.

Compound: Ent cyc

Geographic Origin: Central America

Ecozone Origin: Neotropic

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Natural History: The species name means "fruit in a circle," referring to the oddly shaped pods of this species. This tree is also commonly known in South America as guanacaste meaning "ear tree," because its seeds resemble strangely shaped ears. This tree is the national tree of Costa Rica and El Salvador.

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Ethnobotany: Most notably, the pods of this tree are used extensively as decoration and for crafts. The litter from the leaves is used for animal fodder.

Height: 50 - 100 feet

Width: 50 - 100 feet

Growth Rate: Fast Growing

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Color: White

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Allergen: Non-allergenic

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Toxicity: Benign

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