Native to Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Venezuela; introduced into Bismarck Archipelago, Central African Republic, Chagos Archipelago, China Southeast, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, Hawaii, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Sierra Leone, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.; presence uncertain in Suriname (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Costa Rica, Guanacaste
10.345, -85.338889
Location Remarks
Palo Verde Biological Station. Trail to Mirador "La Roca".
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Mexico, Chiapas (Parque Jardin Botanico Dr. Faustino Miranda)
Location Remarks
Calzada los Hombres Ilustres S/N, Prolongacion 5 Norte.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Enterolobium
Specific Epithet
cyclocarpum
Authorship
(Jacq.) Griseb.
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 3.3
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#238,336 of 335,497
Top 72%
Extinction probability
6%