Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Mimosaceae | Genus: Enterolobium | Species: Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb. |
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| Synonym | Albizia longipes Britton & Killip, Feuilleea cyclocarpa (Jacq.) Kuntze | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Mexican walnut, Ear fruit | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Enterolobium, Ear pod tree, Guanacaste, Pitchwood,Elephant ear | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | - | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1600 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruits are large 7–12 cm diameter, glossy dark brown indehiscent and spirally-organized pods, shaped like orbicular disks |
| Habitat | Occurs in subtropical, dry forest zones and restricted to disturbed areas in wetter forest types | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | Native to Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Mexico, United States of America, Venezuela and exotic to India | Bark Details | The bark is light gray with prominent dark reddish-brown vertical fissures |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | It is one of the largest trees in the dry forest formation, reaching up to 40 m in height and 3 m in diameter, with a huge, spreading crown | Leaf Details | The alternate leaves are bipinnate compound, 15–40 cm long and 17 cm broad with a 2–6 cm petiole bearing 4–15 pairs of pinnae, each pinna with 40–70 leaflets; the leaflets are slender oblong, 8–15 mm long by 2–4 mm wide |
No Specimen Found
