Enterolobium schomburgkii

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 30 m high. The crown is flattened. The trunk is thick. The bark is almost colourless and has sticky sap. The twigs are angular and have a rusty coating. The leaves are compound. There are 12-18 pairs of leaflet stalks with 40-60 pairs of leaflets. They are leathery. The flower heads are in bundles. They are in the axils of leaves. They have a rusty coating. The fruit is a coiled pod. It is woody and 5-10 cm across. The pod is 2-3 cm wide. It is reddish brown and has veins across it. It is swollen over the seeds. There are many flat seeds. They are greenish and in a yellow pulp. The pulp is sweet and edible.

Also as Mimosaceae.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in rainforest and on ridges.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Bolivia, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guiana, Guianas, Guyana, Mexico, North America, Panama, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Pod pulp, fruit

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Boegoe-bati-batra, Dormilon, Tama-ren-prokoni, Vilco pashaco

Synonyms

Feuilleea schomburgkii (Benth.) Kuntze; Mimosa wilsonii Standley; Pithecellobium schomburgkii Benth.;