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Enterolobium contortisiliquum
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Ewanrigg
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Ewanrigg
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Ewanrigg
Photo: David Hartung
Ewanrigg
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| Synonyms: |
Enterolobium timbouva Mart. |
| Common names: | Earpod tree (English) |
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| Status: | Cultivated |
| Description: | Tree to 20 m. Leaves 2-pinnate; glands not present on petiole or rhachis; leaflets acute. Flower heads white. Pod black, thick, flattened, coiled almost into a circle. |
| Notes: | Occasionally cultivated. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Saturday 24 September 2011 |
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Other sources of information about Enterolobium contortisiliquum:
African Plant Database: Enterolobium contortisiliquumBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Enterolobium contortisiliquum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Enterolobium contortisiliquum
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Enterolobium contortisiliquum
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Enterolobium contortisiliquum
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Enterolobium contortisiliquum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Enterolobium contortisiliquum
JSTOR Plant Science: Enterolobium contortisiliquum
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Enterolobium contortisiliquum
Tropicos: Enterolobium contortisiliquum
West African Plants database: Enterolobium contortisiliquum
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