Enterolobium contortisiliquum (Vell.) Morong

 
  • Family : MIMOSACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BABOOL FAMILY (बबूल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Mimosoideae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Enterolobium contortisiliquum (Vell.) Morong
  • Common name : Earpod Tree
  • Habit : Tree
  • Key identification features : Middle-sized tree; Bark brown, rough; Leaves twice feathered, 10 or more pairs of leaflets; Flowers white in dense clusters; Fruit ear-shaped pod, woody, black when ripe
  • Flower, Fruit : February-March
  • Distribution :
    • Karnataka : Bengaluru district
    • Delhi : Delhi
  • Native : Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay
  • Literature :
    • Sankara Rao, 2009. Flora of IISc, Bangalore.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Enterolobium contortisiliquum. Downloaded on 10 October 2024.

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