Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Fabales > Fabaceae > Enterolobium > Enterolobium contortisiliquum

Enterolobium contortisiliquum (pacara earpod tree; earpod tree; Timbo; Timbo Colorado; Tamboril-do-campo; Pacara; Orelha-de-macaco; Oreja De Negro)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Enterolobium contortisiliquum, commonly known as the Pacara Earpod Tree, is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae.
View Wikipedia Record: Enterolobium contortisiliquum

Attributes

Air Quality Improvement [1]  None
Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Carbon Capture [1]  High
Shade Percentage [1]  80 %
Temperature Reduction [1]  Medium-Low
Wind Reduction [1]  Medium
Height [1]  81 feet (24.7 m)
Width [1]  83 feet (25.3 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 10 Low Temperature: 30 F° (-1.1 C°) → 40 F° (4.4 C°)
Hardiness Zone Maximum [1]  USDA Zone: 11 Low Temperature: 40 F° (4.4 C°) → 50 F° (10 C°)
Water Use [1]  Moderate to Low
Janka Hardness [2]  300 lbf (136 kgf) Very Soft
Lifespan [3]  Perennial
Specific Gravity [2]  0.36
Structure [4]  Tree

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
El Rey National Park II 110298 Salta, Argentina

Predators

Mycetaspis apicata[5]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database.
♦ 2Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
♦ 3USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 4Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 5Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0