International Livestock Research Institute

Welcome!


Taxon:  Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb.



Summary
Genus:
Enterolobium
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
15195
Place of publication:
Fl. Brit. W. I. 226. 1860
Verified:
06/04/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
4 (4  active, 2  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Mimosa cyclocarpa Jacq.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Inga cyclocarpa (Jacq.) Willd.

No images


Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  2. Balick, M. J. et al. 2000. Checklist of the vascular plants of Belize, with common names and uses. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 85
  3. Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):247, 248. Note: mentions
  4. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  5. Dugand, A. 1966. Notas sobre la flora de Colombia y paises vecinos. Phytologia 13:392. URL: http://www.phytologia.org/
  6. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource). URL: http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Enterolobium+cyclocarpum&quantity=1
  7. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource). URL: http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/
  8. Funk, V. et al. 2007. Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 55:1-584.
  9. Hokche, O. et al. 2008. Nuevo catálogo de la flora vascular de Venezuela.
  10. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles. Note: cult.
  11. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  12. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource). URL: http://www.hear.org/pier/index.html
  13. Isely, D. 1973. Leguminosae of the United States: I. Subfamily Mimosoideae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(1):142.
  14. Jardín Botánico Nacional. 1998-. Flora de la República de Cuba
  15. Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
  16. Lewis, G. P. & P. E. Owen. 1989. Legumes of the Ilha de Maraca
  17. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  18. Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. 1982. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis.
  19. Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
  20. Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
  21. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  22. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
  23. Missouri Botanical Garden. W³Tropicos (on-line resource). URL: http://mobot.mobot.org/W3T/Search/vast.html
  24. National Academy of Sciences. 1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
  25. National Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
  26. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  27. Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran desert.
  28. Smith, R. J. Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource). URL: http://www.botanicalbeads.com/BBB_page_80.html
  29. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  30. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
  31. Wiggins, I. L. 1980. Flora of Baja California.
  32. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
  33. Zhu, X. Y. et al. 2007. Legumes of China: a checklist
Common names
English
devil's-ear –
earpodtree –
elephant's-ear –
monkeysoap –
French
bois tanniste rouge –
oreille d'éléphant –
German
Affenseife –
Spanish
árbol de las orejas –
carita –
corotú –
guanacaste –
parota –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosí 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoColima 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMéxico 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacán de Ocampo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRoraima 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaEl Salvador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaApure 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaAragua 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaBarinas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaCarabobo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaCojedes 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaFalcon 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaFederal District 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaGuarico 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaLara 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaMiranda 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaNueva Esparta 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaPortuguesa 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaYaracuy 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaZulia 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
2CultivatedAfrica Africa  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaSingapore  
2CultivatedPacificSouthwestern PacificNew Caledonia  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBarbados  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanDominica  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMontserrat  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico 
5UncertainSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Tamaulipas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Venezuela [Apure, Zulia, Aragua, Barinas, Cojedes, Falcon, Guarico, Miranda, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Federal District, Carabobo, Lara, Yaracuy]
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Roraima]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia
Cultivated
Africa
  • REGION: Africa
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
  • MALESIA: Philippines, Singapore
Pacific
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: New Caledonia
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, United States [Puerto Rico]
Uncertain
Southern America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Suriname
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalagroforestry Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalshade/shelter Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmentalsoil improver Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Fuelsfuelwood National Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Materialsbeads Smith, R. J. Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource). URL: http://www.botanicalbeads.com/BBB_page_80.html
Materialswood National Academy of Sciences. 1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.


ILRI Germplasm Policy (excerpts)

The International Livestock research Institute (ILRI) maintains a collection of forage germplasm as a global public good. The material was acquired prior to the entry into force of the Convention on Biological Diversity; or if it was acquired after the entering into force of the Convention on Biological Diversity, it was obtained with the understanding that it was held in trust and could be made available for any agricultural research, breeding and training purposes under the terms and conditions set out in the agreement between the ILRI and FAO dated 26 October 1994. On 16 October 2006, ILRI signed an agreement with the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (the Treaty) placing these in trust collections of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA) within the purview of the Treaty.

In accordance with this Agreement, all shipments of PGRFA of crops listed in Annex 1 to the Treaty (shipments of PGRFA under the Multilateral System) will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Standard Material Transfer Agreement (SMTA). In the event that the SMTA (attached) is used for the transfer of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture other than those listed in Annex 1 of the Treaty: i) The references in the SMTA to the "Multilateral System" shall not be interpreted as limiting the application of the SMTA to Annex 1 Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, and in the case of Article 6.2 of the SMTA shall mean "under this Agreement". ii) The reference in Article 6.11 and Annex 3 of the SMTA to "Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture belonging to the same crop, as set out in Annex 1 to the Treaty" shall be taken to mean "Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture belonging to the same crop".

The material is held in trust and the recipient has no rights to obtain Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) on the material or related information. The recipient may utilize and conserve the material for research, breeding and training and may distribute it to other parties provided such parties accept the terms and conditions of the SMTA .

ILRI will provide forage seeds in small experimental quantities of between 1 and 20 grams without charge from the germplasm collection under the SMTA as appropriate for the crop as part of its policy of maximizing the utilization of material for research, breeding and training. Larger quantities sufficient to sow up to one quarter of a hectare of a limited number of promising accessions will require that requesters cover the costs of production and shipping.

ILRI makes no warranties as to the safety or title of the material, nor as to the accuracy or correctness of any passport or other data provided with the material. Neither does it make any warranties as to the quality, viability, or purity (genetic or mechanical) of the material being furnished. The phytosanitary condition of the material is warranted only as described in the attached phytosanitary certificate. The recipient assumes full responsibility for complying with the recipient nation’s quarantine and biosafety regulations and rules as to import or release of genetic material.