Fabaceae - Mimosoideae - Bangalore - RA - Enterolobium contortisiliquum - Earpod Tree

[raman]

Earpod tree is a fast growing tree, up to 20 m tall. Tree has brown, rough bark. Bipinnate leaves are 5-16 cm in length, of dark green color. Infloresces are hemispherical puffy balls of 2-2.5 cm diameter, with 10-20 tubulosas flowers, shaped like a ball. Seedpod is dark in color, and contorted into an ear-like shape. Earpod Tree is native to Tropical America

Raman

[Gurcharan Singh]

Thanks for sharing Raman ji

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[J.M. Garg]

I think it should be Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb. as per images herein.

Enterolobium contortisiliquum has not been reported from India as per ILDIS

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[J.M. Garg]

A reply:

'This is Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb. because in E. contortisiliquum (Vell.) Morong leaflets in 12-16 pairs and pods small to 6 cm in diameter circle.
However, both the species had introduced in India. 

Kind regards,
Varun'

Thanks, Varun ji.

[J.M. Garg]

Thanks, Mahadeswara ji.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: M Swamy <swamy...@gmail.com>
Date: 19 March 2017 at 09:45
Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:101889] Fabaceae - Mimosoideae - Bangalore - RA - Enterolobium contortisiliquum - Earpod Tree
To: "J.M. Garg" <jmg...@gmail.com>

Sorry  Garg ji .     I have posted wrongly  the name of the tree  in my previous repl;y. I made a typographical error while typing  or copying .   The correct ID is i.e Enterolobium  cyclocarpum .    I have seen this tree in Chennai Theosophical society ,photographed   and identified.    The photographs sent by you are compatible with  these images (Chennai). 

On Sun, Mar 19, 2017 at 9:42 AM, M Swamy <swamy...@gmail.com> wrote:

The ID is correct i.e Enterolobium contortisiliquum.    I have seen this tree in Chennai Theosophical society ,photographed   and identified.    The photographs sent by you are compatible with  these images (Chennai).