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Enterolobium contortisiliquum

(Vell.) Morong (1892)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Enterolobium

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Description

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Ann. New York Acad. Sci. 7: 102 (1892)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Enterolobium contortisiliquum Koloa, Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen Leaflets dark green above, paler below. Calyx and corolla yellowish green. Stamens numerous, white; anthers yellow. Fragrant Flynn, T.W. 1692 Kauai BISH 1986-04-28
2 Enterolobium contortisiliquum Koloa, Lawai Valley, National Tropical Botanical Garden, Upper Palmetum Preserved_Specimen Tree of 18' with broad spreading canopy; leaflets dark dull green above, dull grey-green below with whitish-green midvein; fruit black Flynn, T.W. 4279 Kauai BISH 1990-10-29
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