Guanacaste
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Guanacaste (Enterolobium cyclocarpum) also known as elephant-ear tree or devil's ear is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae. It is native to tropical regions of the Americas. It is the national tree of Costa Rica.
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Guanacaste | |
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Specimen in El Canchol, Guanacaste (Costa Rica) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Clade: | Mimosoideae |
Genus: | Enterolobium |
Species: | E. cyclocarpum |
Binomial name | |
Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb. | |
Synonyms | |
Several, see text |
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Common names in some other languages are:[1]
- Spanish: guanacaste, árbol de las orejas, parota
- French: bois tanniste rouge, oreille d'éléphant
- German: Affenseife
Enterolobium cyclocarpum, the scientific name of the guanacaste tree was given by August Grisebach to this plant in 1864.[2]