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Enterolobium cyclocarpum

(Jacq.) Griseb. (1860)

This name is accepted

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

earpod, elephant's ear, elephant's earpod, elephant's-ear

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Description

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Naturalized

Island Status

O'ahu Potentially naturalizing
Maui Only found in cultivation
Hawai'i Naturalized

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean
Forestry

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Fl. Brit. W. I.: 226 (1860)

Other References

Wagner et al. 1990:630 (noted as cult., possibly adventive); Staples & Herbst 2005:298 (KEY), 314 (DESCR); Parker & Parsons 2012b:68 (NEWNAT/H, DESCR)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Enterolobium cyclocarpum Makiki, Honolulu HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Oahu 12/7/2017
2 Enterolobium cyclocarpum W Maui, Maunalei Arboretum Preserved_Specimen tree to 10 m Annable, C.R. 3808 Maui BISH 1998-02-11
3 Enterolobium cyclocarpum Makiki, Honolulu HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Oahu 12/7/2017
4 Enterolobium cyclocarpum Honolulu, University Ave Preserved_Specimen Tree of 20 m; flowers white Fosberg, F.R. 10537 Oahu BISH 1933-04-18
5 Enterolobium cyclocarpum Makiki, Honolulu HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Oahu 12/7/2017
6 Enterolobium cyclocarpum Hawaii Preserved_Specimen Young shoot. Adee, K.T. Hawaii BISH
7 Enterolobium cyclocarpum Honolulu, Thomas Square Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1937-04-17
8 Enterolobium cyclocarpum Honolulu, U.H.Manoa Campus, near Dean Hall, #11 on map Preserved_Specimen Herbst, D.R. 1404 Oahu BISH 1969-05-04
9 Enterolobium cyclocarpum Makiki Valley Disturbed montane moist forest. Preserved_Specimen Ray, G. 103 Oahu BISH 1998-04-01
10 Enterolobium cyclocarpum Honolulu, 1261 Mawmae Ave shade Preserved_Specimen white fragrant flower; smooth bark, light gray brown; soft, 2-colored heartwood; tree to 50'. Thompson, J.W. 1168 Oahu BISH 1923-05-16
11 Enterolobium cyclocarpum Haleiwa Beach Park sandy loam Preserved_Specimen tree to 40'; tiny bipinnate leaves, white flower heads; unusual ear shaped 3-4 pods Afualo, D. 159 Oahu BISH 1975-04-04
12 Enterolobium cyclocarpum Honolulu, Makiki balley, Mauanalahu Trail, 40m S or Makiki Balley Trail int Disturbed, montane mesic forest. Preserved_Specimen Broad-canopied tree to 30m; fr a spiraled pod, brown. Persea americana, Caesalpinia sp.. Ray, G. 103 Oahu BISH 1998-04-01
13 Enterolobium cyclocarpum Honolulu, U.H. Campus Preserved_Specimen 80' a.s. Krajina, V.J. 6259 Oahu BISH 1962-01-30
14 Enterolobium cyclocarpum Honolulu, Lauiakea, King St arbor Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. Oahu BISH 1917-03-01
15 Enterolobium cyclocarpum Gulch N of Ookala Mill, N Hilo Several cultivated, seeds sprouting on Old Mamalahoa Hwy, spreading into gulch. Associates: Persea americana, Panicum maximum, Spathodea campanulata, Aleurites moluccana. Preserved_Specimen Naturlized. Large trees, over 100 ft tall. White, mimosa-like fls with fleshy ear-shaped pods. Parker, J. 128 Hawaii BISH 2010-06-28
16 Enterolobium cyclocarpum Honolulu, U.H. Campus Preserved_Specimen 80' a.s. Krajina, V.J. 6218 Oahu BISH 1962-01-30
17 Enterolobium cyclocarpum Honolulu; Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus Preserved_Specimen 80' a.s. Krajina, V.J. 6259 Oahu BISH 1962-01-30
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