Herbarium of the Bizarre

Guanacaste Tree

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There is COVID in our house, and I still have to get up at 5 a.m. tomorrow. I can’t think of a clever description, but I managed to make an episode on time, so be proud of me, please. This tree is named after intestines. That’s pretty interesting, right?


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Information provided by:

  1. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/FR372
  2. https://apps.worldagroforestry.org/treedb2/speciesprofile.php?Spid=734
  3. Chemical composition, secondary metabolites and nutritive value of elephant-ear tree (Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb): A review by N.J. Ekanem, Udoh Inyang, & Kingsley Ikwunze (2022) http://dx.doi.org/10.51791/njap.v49i2.3489
  4. Enterolobium cyclocarpum Seed Passage Rate and Survival in Horses, Costa Rican Pleistocene Seed Dispersal Agents by Daniel H. Janzen (1981) https://doi.org/10.2307/1937726
  5. https://www.govisitcostarica.com/blog/post/elephant-ear-tree-history-costa-rica-national-tree.aspx#
  6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterolobium_cyclocarpum#cite_ref-14
  7. https://winrock.org/enterolobium-cyclocarpum-the-ear-pod-tree-for-pasture-fodder-and-wood/
  8. Tropical Plants of Costa Rica by Willow Zuchowski
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