Enterolobium leaves are bipinnately compound with opposite leaflets.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Enterolobium leaves are bipinnately compound with opposite leaflets.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 8] Reference

Enterolobium is a light-demanding species at all stages in its development.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Both factors reduce the desirability of Enterolobium for urban and roadside planting.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Such is its fame that Enterolobium has been adopted as the national tree of Costa Rica.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Enterolobium seed is naturally scarified by passage through the gut of large herbivores.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

SILVICULTURE: Enterolobium is a light-demanding species at all stages in its development.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 8] Reference

It was formerly classified as Samanea saman, Pithecellobium saman and Enterolobium saman.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 5] Reference

The province of Guanacaste in Costa Rica is named after Enterolobium which occurs abundantly in that area.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

These include Acacia plenifrons, Albizia saman, Enterolobium cyclocarpum, Faidherbia albida and Prosopis juliflora.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 6] Reference

Ceiba pentandra, Enterolobium contortisiliquum, Piptadenia macrocarpa, Caesalpinea paraguariensis, and Mimosa spp.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pantanal] Reference

Enterolobium contains only five species, all from Central and South America, and only E. cyclocarpum is widely cullivated.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

The combination of large nutritious pods and seeds with hard coats is ideal for seed dispersal of Enterolobium by animals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Enterolobium contains only five species, all from Central and South America, and only E. cyclocarpum is widely cultivated.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 8] Reference

Enterolobium occurs in a wide range of different forest types from tropical, dry deciduous forest to tropical moist forest.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 8] Reference

Enterolobium seeds remain viable for several years under cool, dry conditions and can be easily stored under normal conditions.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Enterolobium cyclocarpum occurs from latitude 23°N in central Mexico, south through Central America, to TN in northern South America.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Enterolobium cyclocarpum is also well-known for its distinctive, thickened, contorted, indehiscent pods which resemble an ear in form.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 8] Reference

PROPAGATION: The combination of large nutritious pods and seeds with hard coats is ideal for seed dispersal of Enterolobium by animals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 8] Reference

Enterolobium cyclocarpum is a lowland species occurring from sea level to 1200 m elevation and has only very limited tolerance of frost.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

In its native range, Enterolobium occurs in a wide range of different forest types from tropical, dry deciduous forest to tropical moist forest.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Enterolobium can tolerate a wide range of soil types, from alkaline and calcareous to somewhat acidic (pH as low as 5), provided that aluminum saturation is not a problem.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Seed supplies are currently dependent on collections from natural populations in Latin America and scattered cultivated trees in areas where Enterolobium has been introduced.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Enterolobium resprouts vigorously after coppicing or lopping; indeed, it is difficult to kill Enterolobium by girdling because of its tendency to resprout below the girdle line.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Enterolobium contortisiliquum, Piptadenia macrocarpa.    From Wordnik.com.  [Featured Articles - Encyclopedia of Earth] Reference

Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Enterolobium cycloca, pum (Jacq.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Enterolobium cyclocarpum, Gliricidia septum.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 8] Reference

Enterolobium.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 8] Reference

Enterolobium.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Enterolobium cyclocarpum.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Enterolobium cyclocarpurn.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

Acacia mearnsii, Enterolobium cyclocarpum, Gliricidia septum.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 8] Reference

Acacia angustissima, Enterolobium cyclocarpum, Erythrina poeppigiana.    From Wordnik.com.  [4: Multipurpose trees] Reference

Calliandra calothyrsus, Casuarina cunninghamiana, Enterolobium cyclocarpum, Gliricidia septum.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 8] Reference

Albizia lebbeck, Calliandra calothyrsus, Enterolobium cyclocarpum, Flemingia macrophylla, Gliricidia septum.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 8] Reference

Acacia confusa, A. mangium, Albizia falcataria, Dalbergia retusa, Enterolobium cyclocarpum, Leucaena leucocephala, Samanea saman.    From Wordnik.com.  [4: Multipurpose trees] Reference