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Enterolobium cyclocarpum

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Enterolobium cyclocarpum, known by names such as conacaste, guanacaste, caro caro and elephant ear tree, is a species of flowering tree in the family Fabaceae native to tropical regions of the Americas, from central Mexico south to northern Brazil and Venezuela. It is known for its large size and often spherical crown and for its distinctively shaped seedpods, and it is especially abundant and valued for shade in Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica, where it is the national tree. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Scientific Name
Enterolobium cyclocarpum 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Classification
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Sources
1. Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q135127 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
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2. Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Wikipedia)
Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
Quote, Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
status = LC
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