Filed As:
Mimosaceae
Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb.
Mimosaceae
Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb.
Location:
El Salvador. Santa Ana. Close to the Hacienda San Diego which lies about 3 km. south of the town of Metapan in low hills to the east of Lago de Guija. Alt. 450m. (1476 ft.)
El Salvador. Santa Ana. Close to the Hacienda San Diego which lies about 3 km. south of the town of Metapan in low hills to the east of Lago de Guija. Alt. 450m. (1476 ft.)
Collector(s):
C. E. Hughes 1254 with G.P. Lewis, M.L. Reyna de Aguilar and B. Pfeiffer-Berendsohn, 22 Feb 1989
C. E. Hughes 1254 with G.P. Lewis, M.L. Reyna de Aguilar and B. Pfeiffer-Berendsohn, 22 Feb 1989
Description:
Large tree to 20 m. ht. with a spreading crown and heavy branching; dbh 1 m. Bark dark blackish grey with shallow vertical fissuring and horizontal stretch marks. Foliage recently flushed and immature feathery, delicate mid green. Abundant flowers with a heady sweet scent, corolla and calyx greenish yellow stamen filaments cream-white, anthers yellowish. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Large tree to 20 m. ht. with a spreading crown and heavy branching; dbh 1 m. Bark dark blackish grey with shallow vertical fissuring and horizontal stretch marks. Foliage recently flushed and immature feathery, delicate mid green. Abundant flowers with a heady sweet scent, corolla and calyx greenish yellow stamen filaments cream-white, anthers yellowish. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
Habitat:
Scattered in pastures and fencelines in an area of highly degraded dry forest with Albizia caribaea, Swietenia humilis, Cordia and Thoudinidium decandrum. Frequent.
Scattered in pastures and fencelines in an area of highly degraded dry forest with Albizia caribaea, Swietenia humilis, Cordia and Thoudinidium decandrum. Frequent.
Other:
Specimen Notes: [Sketch by Barneby on sheet]
Specimen Notes: [Sketch by Barneby on sheet]
Identifiers:
NY Barcode: 01419569
GUID: adc25a8c-463a-48ea-b99f-3167502df7d7
NY Barcode: 01419569
GUID: adc25a8c-463a-48ea-b99f-3167502df7d7
Map:
Coordinates: (14.27, -89.45)
Coordinates: (14.27, -89.45)