''Enterolobium barinense'', commonly known as or , is a species of flowering tree in the pea family,
. It was previously thought to be
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
, but it has been located in neighboring
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
as well.
It differs from the very similar and sympatric ''
E. cyclocarpum'' by its black (instead of reddish-brown) and smoother pods, and by its larger, fewer and more rounded leaflets.
References
Trees of Colombia
Trees of Venezuela
barinense
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