Fabaceae

Pentaclethra macroloba (Willd.) Kuntze

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Pentaclethra

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Pentaclethra macroloba: Pentaclethra macroloba , or Gavilan tree (gavilanes = buzzard, as the fruits resemble bird wings). Northern Costa Rica, lowland rainforest near Boca Tapada vill — Photo: Gabriele Kothe-Heinrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Synonyms

Acacia aspidioides G.Mey.
Acacia macroloba Willd.
Cailliea macrostachya Steud.
Dichrostachys macrostachya (Steud.) Walp.
Entada werbaena C.Presl
Entada wrbaena C.Presl
Mimosa macroloba Poir.
Pentaclethra brevifila Benth.
Pentaclethra brevipila Benth.
Pentaclethra filamentosa Benth.

Photos

Photo: Gabriele Kothe-Heinrich, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Geoff Gallice from Gainesville, FL, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: P. S. Sena, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joan Simon from Barcelona, España, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joan Simon from Barcelona, España, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joan Simon from Barcelona, España, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joan Simon from Barcelona, España, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joan Simon from Barcelona, España, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joan Simon from Barcelona, España, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joan Simon from Barcelona, España, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Joan Simon from Barcelona, España, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.