Filed As:

Mimosaceae
Enterolobium contortisiliquum (Vell.) Morong

All Determinations:

Enterolobium contortisiliquum (Vell.) Morong det. M. H. Nee, 1998

Common Names:

toco

Location:

Bolivia. Santa Cruz. Florida Prov. Along Río Quirusillas [=Río Mairana], 1.1 km WSW of highway turnoff in Mairana on dirt road to Villa Ecce Homo. Alt. 1275 m. (4183 ft.)

Collector(s):

M. H. Nee 49272 with , 08 May 1998

Description:

Tree; bark nearly smooth; twigs softly woody. Fruit dark brown, apparently nearly ripe, not falling but the seeds rattling loosely within. "Toco", the fruits said to be used in the past when no money to buy soap and used for washing colchas. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 309773
GUID: 39bf1d6f-e130-4544-88ba-83d7143c00d3

Map:

Coordinates: (-18.125, -63.97)

Distribution:

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