huanacaxtle

English translation: ear pod tree, elephant's ear, monkey ear (Enterolobium cyclocarpum)

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Spanish term or phrase:huanacaxtle, guanacaste
English translation:ear pod tree, elephant's ear, monkey ear (Enterolobium cyclocarpum)
Entered by: Oso (X)

19:44 Jan 9, 2006
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Science - Botany
Spanish term or phrase: huanacaxtle
A type of tree in Mexico that is used for furniture making and construction. What is the name for it in English?
Dana Markiewicz
United States
Local time: 07:54
Ear Pod Tree, Elephant's Ear, Monkey Ear (Enterolobium cyclocarpum)
Explanation:
Hola dmrcz,
Una posibilidad.
Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)

"Enterolobium cyclocarpum:  The Ear Pod Tree for Pasture, Fodder,
and Wood

Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb. is one of the largest trees in the dry forest formation of Mexico and Central America, reaching up to 3 m diameter and 40 m in height with a huge spreading crown. It is a conspicuous and well-known tree in its native range. Large crowned trees scattered in pastures are a common sight and a distinctive feature of the landscape in many parts of Central America. Such is its fame that Enterolobium has been adopted as the national tree of Costa Rica. The province of Guanacaste in Costa Rica is named after Enterolobium which occurs abundantly in that area.

Enterolobium cyclocarpum is also well-known for its distinctive, thickened, contorted, indehiscent pods which resemble an ear in form. ****Most of the common names for Enterolobium refer to this resemblance, including ear fruit, ear pod, orejoni (from Spanish oreja, an ear) and guanacaste (conacaste, a Nahuatl derivation signifying ear tree).****
 
Botany
 The nitrogen fixing tree Enterolobium cyclocarpum belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the Leguminosae and is placed in the tribe Ingeae. The genus Enterolobium  is closely related to Albizia and Samanea and is probably only maintained as a separate genus due to its widespread cultivation. Enterolobium contains only five species, all from Central and South America, and only E. cyclocarpum is widely cultivated. Closely related species, such as E. schoinburgkii Benth., remain untested to date.

Enterolobium leaves are bipinnately compound with opposite leaflets. Small white flowers occur in compact round heads. In Central America E. cyclocarpum is sometimes confused with Albizia niopoides (Guanacaste blanco) due to similarity in tree form but may be readily distinguished by the different bark which is pale golden yellow in A. niopoides ."
 
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5 +2Huanacaxtle / guanacaste
Ana Brassara
4 +2ear pod tree/elephant's ear tree/monkey ear
Rachel Fell
4Ear Pod Tree, Elephant's Ear, Monkey Ear (Enterolobium cyclocarpum)
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Huanacaxtle / guanacaste


Explanation:
Registro Huanacaxtle
Huanacaxtle, guanacaste, parota o árbol de oreja. Reino. Vegetal. División .
Clase. Leguminosae. Familia. Nombre científico (género y especie) ...
redescolar.ilce.edu.mx/redescolar/publicaciones/ publi_biosfera/flora/huanacaxtle/huanacaxtle.htm - 18k

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El nombre de Guanacaste proviene de la lengua azteca "Guautil": árbol; "Nacaztli": oreja (algo así como el árbol de las orejas o el árbol que oye). Esto se debe a la forma que tienen sus frutos, unas vainas duras de brillante color café con forma de oreja.

Sus frutos representan una fuente de alimento muy importante para la fauna silvestre en el verano.

Es un árbol que necesita mucha agua, luz y sol. Llega a medir quince metros de alto y el diámetro de su tronco puede ser de hasta cuatro metros.

El guanacaste es un árbol caducifolio (es decir, que pierde todas sus hojas durante una época del año) que se distribuye en ambas vertientes del país, desde Tamaulipas a Quintana Roo y de Sinaloa hasta Chiapas, así como en todo el trópico americano.

http://redescolar.ilce.edu.mx/redescolar/publicaciones/publi...

Ana Brassara
Local time: 11:54
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carmen Riadi
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agree  Enrique Espinosa
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Ear Pod Tree, Elephant's Ear, Monkey Ear (Enterolobium cyclocarpum)


Explanation:
Hola dmrcz,
Una posibilidad.
Buena suerte y saludos del Oso ¶:^)

"Enterolobium cyclocarpum:  The Ear Pod Tree for Pasture, Fodder,
and Wood

Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb. is one of the largest trees in the dry forest formation of Mexico and Central America, reaching up to 3 m diameter and 40 m in height with a huge spreading crown. It is a conspicuous and well-known tree in its native range. Large crowned trees scattered in pastures are a common sight and a distinctive feature of the landscape in many parts of Central America. Such is its fame that Enterolobium has been adopted as the national tree of Costa Rica. The province of Guanacaste in Costa Rica is named after Enterolobium which occurs abundantly in that area.

Enterolobium cyclocarpum is also well-known for its distinctive, thickened, contorted, indehiscent pods which resemble an ear in form. ****Most of the common names for Enterolobium refer to this resemblance, including ear fruit, ear pod, orejoni (from Spanish oreja, an ear) and guanacaste (conacaste, a Nahuatl derivation signifying ear tree).****
 
Botany
 The nitrogen fixing tree Enterolobium cyclocarpum belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae of the Leguminosae and is placed in the tribe Ingeae. The genus Enterolobium  is closely related to Albizia and Samanea and is probably only maintained as a separate genus due to its widespread cultivation. Enterolobium contains only five species, all from Central and South America, and only E. cyclocarpum is widely cultivated. Closely related species, such as E. schoinburgkii Benth., remain untested to date.

Enterolobium leaves are bipinnately compound with opposite leaflets. Small white flowers occur in compact round heads. In Central America E. cyclocarpum is sometimes confused with Albizia niopoides (Guanacaste blanco) due to similarity in tree form but may be readily distinguished by the different bark which is pale golden yellow in A. niopoides ."
 
Imagen:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/41875.html/


    Reference: http://www.winrock.org/forestry/factpub/FACTSH/Enterolob.htm...
    Reference: http://www.semarnat.gob.mx/pfnm2/fichas/enterolobium_cycloca...
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ear pod tree/elephant's ear tree/monkey ear


Explanation:
some more names


Elephant's Ear Tree, Eartree, Guanacaste Tree, Enterolobium cyclocarpum, is easily
grown from seed offered by the GreenDealer Selection of Tropical ...
www.greendealer-exotic-seeds.com/seeds/GuanacasteTree.htm

Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb. Guanacaste, Earpod-tree. Leguminosae.
Legume Family. USDA Forest Service. Southern Forest Experiment Station. ...
www.winrock.org/forestry/factpub/FACTSH/Enterolob.html

Detailed information on Ear Pod Tree, Elephant's Ear, Monkey Ear (Enterolobium cyclocarpum) ... Thumbnail #1 of Enterolobium cyclocarpum by palmbob ...
davesgarden.com/pf/go/66198/

Monkey Ear. (Enterolobium cyclocarpum). SOUTH OF ENGINEERING. 84, This large feathery shade tree is very popular in Mexico. The legume pod is curled up and ...
cals-cf.calsnet.arizona.edu/arboretum/plantwalk/plantdata.cfm?walk_number=84

Enterolobium cyclocarpum. Elephant's ear, earpod, mulatto ear, monkey ear. Spreading deciduous tree with a huge grey trunk. In the dry season, ...
www.fao.org/ag/aga/agap/frg/afris/Data/240.HTM

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:54
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52

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agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
20 mins
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agree  Michele Fauble
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