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 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Enterolobium Mart.[1] |
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Species
editEight 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.
References
edit- ^ The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3. hdl:10568/90658.
- ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network: Enterolobium Archived 2008-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ International Legume Database & Information Service: Enterolobium
- ^ Enterolobium Mart. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
External links
edit- Media related to Enterolobium at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Enterolobium at Wikispecies
