Hello,
The leaflets of
Parkia biglandulosa is fine and small when compared to
Enterolobium cyclocarpum.
The other important difference is the nature of inflorescence:
Parkia biglandulosa flowers are aggregated at the stalk of the inflorescence and appear like a Badminton ball or Tennis ball, hence the common name Badminton ball tree or Tennis ball tree whereas the
Enterolobium cyclocarpum flowers are loosely aggregated, one can say large size Touch-me-not (
Mimosa pudica) plant like flowers.
And the pods are totally different in these two species.
In
Parkia biglandulosa, the pods are in clusters whereas in
Enterolobium cyclocarpum it is solitary and twisted in a typical elephant ear like, hence the common name elephant ear tree.
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/flora-kiuic/e/enterolobium_cyclocarpum_05s.JPGhttp://wildwanderer.com/journal/flowering-trees/2/
Regards,
Stephen...
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