Family: Leguminosae
Synonyms: Albizia longipes Britton & Killip Enterolobium cyclocarpa (Jacq.) Griseb., Feuilleea cyclocarpa (Jacq.) Kuntze Inga cyclocarpa (Jacq.) Willd. Mimosa cyclocarpa Jacq. Mimosa parota Sesse & Moc. Pithecellobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Mart. Prosopis dubia Kunth Prosopis dubia Guill. & Perr.
English names: gua, choreja, ear tree
Other names: Affenseife , Algarrobo de Orejas , Anjera , Árbol de las Orejas , Bois Tanniste Rouge , Caracara , Caracao , Carita , Carito , Caro , Carocaro , Caro Hembra , Conacaste , Corotú , Costa Mahogany , Curotú , Devil’s-Ear , Dormilón , Earpod , Earpodtree , Flamboyán Extranjero , Framboyán Extranjero , Genicero , Guanacaste , Guanacaste Blanco , Guanacastle , Hueso de Pescado , Huichichile , Huinacaxle , Jarina , Jenízaro , Juana , Juan de Acaste , Monkey Ear , Monkeysoap , Mulatto Ear , Nacaste , Nacastle , Nacazle , Oreille d’e Juif , Oreille d’Éléphant , Oreja , Oreja de Judio , Oreja de Mono , Oreja de Mulato , Orejero , Oviero , Palo de Orejas , Parota , Pich , Piche , Picho , Piñon , Piñon de Oreja, Tubroos , Tuburus , Tusipono
Tree to 35 m tall, trunk to 2.5 m diameter, canopy wide, branched near ground, crown widely spreading, bark roughly fissured. Leaves alternate, twice pinnate with 4–15 pairs primary pinnae 15–40 cm long, leaflets 15–30 pairs, to 1.5 cm long, 0.4 cm wide, deciduous in dry season. Flowers white, tiny, radially symmetrical, stamens longer than petals; in small, ball-shaped clusters to 2 cm diameter; blooms Feb.–Apr. as new leaves unfold. Fruit dark brown, fleshy, kidney- or ear-shaped (photos), curved into an overlapping circle, to 14 cm diameter, with central stem, flesh sweet, with 5–20 seeds; pods eaten by horses, which can pass intact seeds.
Activities: Piscicide, Spermicide
Indications: Bronchitis, Colds, Pulmonosis, Tuberculosis, Tumors
61 Published articles of Enterolobium cyclocarpum
