Fabaceae-Mimosoideae (Mimosaceae) Week :: Enterolobium cyclocarpum at Veermata Jeejabai Bhosale Udyan

Dinesh Valke

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Jan 7, 2012, 12:59:42 AM1/7/12

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Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb.

en-ter-oh-LOW-bee-um -- within lobes
¿ sik-loh--KAR-pum ? -- from the Greek ¿ cyclos (circle) ? and karpos (fruit) ... not sure of the pronunciation and etymology

Feb 9, 2011 ... at Veermata Jeejabai Bhosale Udyan, Mumbai ... please note: the canopy belongs to some other tree adjacent.

commonly known as: caro caro, elephant ear tree, guanacaste

Native to: tropical regions of the Americas; cultivated elsewhere

References: Wikipedia • World Agroforestry Centre • Top Tropicals • NPGS / GRIN

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Feb 9, 2011 ... at Veermata Jeejabai Bhosale Udyan, Mumbai

Regards.
Dinesh

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Prashant Awale

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Jan 7, 2012, 5:38:09 AM1/7/12

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Nice one.
Regards
Prashant

H S

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Jan 7, 2012, 6:52:54 AM1/7/12

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yes there are few trees in Rani Baug, i guess one huge tree in Malabar hill garden,, very fast growing tree,, cant understand how R.R.Fernandes missed this tree from Mumbai while his Ph.D. work,,, or tree planted after 1956...??????

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Balkar Singh

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Jan 7, 2012, 10:24:54 AM1/7/12

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Good shots Dinesh Ji

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Dr Balkar Singh
Head, Deptt. of Botany and Biotechnology
Arya P G College, Panipat
Haryana-132103
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