Common Name
Monkey ear tree
Family
FABACEAE
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Trees Tree-like Palms & Bamboos
Spanish Name
Guanacaste
- Grows up to 40m tall in forests and edges.
- The young seedpods and seeds are cooked and eaten as a vegetable. The seeds are roasted and ground
- A syrup obtained from the bark is used in the treatment of colds. A gum obtained from the trunk is used as a remedy for affections of the chest
- Pollinated by moths and hawkmoths and source of nectar for several species of bees. PROPAGATION: Seeds