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Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Jacq.) Griseb.; piich, guanacaste, monkey's ear

Very large trees; bark with shallow longitudinal grooves (spreading zones); leaves alternate, evenly bipinnate; leaflets oblong, apex acute; flowers white, in powderpuff-like clusters; fruits reddish brown, curled and convoluted.