Enterolobium
Genus of legumes
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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.[2][3]
| Enterolobium | |
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| Enterolobium cyclocarpum | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Enterolobium Mart.[1] |
| Species | |
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Species
Eight species are accepted.[4]
- Enterolobium barinense L.Cárdenas & H.Rodr.-Carr.
- Enterolobium barnebianum Mesquita & M.F.Silva
- Enterolobium contortisiliquum (Vell.) Morong
- Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb. - Guanacaste (Central Mexico south to Northern Brazil)
- Enterolobium gummiferum (Mart.) J.F.Macbr.
- Enterolobium maximum Ducke
- Enterolobium monjollo Benth.
- Enterolobium timbouva Mart.
