''Enterolobium'' is a genus of 12 species of
flowering plant
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s in the family
, native to tropical and warm-temperate regions of the
Americas
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Along with th ...
. They are medium-sized to large
tree
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s.
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Species
*'' Enterolobium barinense'' Cardenas & Rodriguez
*'' Enterolobium barnebianum'' Mesquita & M.F.Silva
*'' Enterolobium contortisiliquum'' (Vell.) Morong
*''Enterolobium cyclocarpum
''Enterolobium cyclocarpum'', commonly known as guanacaste, caro caro, monkey-ear tree, or elephant-ear tree, is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to tropical regions of the Americas, from central Mexico ...
'' (Jacq.) Griseb. - Guanacaste (Central Mexico
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south to Northern Brazil
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)
*'' Enterolobium ellipticum'' Benth.
*'' Enterolobium glaziovii'' (Benth.) Mesquita
*''Enterolobium gummiferum
''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.Germplasm Resources Information Network''Enterolobium''Inter ...
'' (Mart.) J. F. Macbr.
*'' Enterolobium maximum'' Ducke
*'' Enterolobium monjollo'' Benth.
*'' Enterolobium oldemanii'' Barneby & J.W. Grimes
*'' Enterolobium schomburgkii'' (Benth.) Benth.
*'' Enterolobium timbouva'' Mart.
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Neotropical realm flora
Fabaceae genera
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