What is Guanacaste?
Q: What is Guanacaste?
A: Guanacaste is a species of flowering tree in the pea family, Fabaceae.
Q: What are some common names for Guanacaste in different languages?
A: Some common names for Guanacaste in different languages are: Spanish: guanacaste, árbol de las orejas, parota French: bois tanniste rouge, oreille d'éléphant German: Affenseife.
Q: Where is Guanacaste native to?
A: Guanacaste is native to tropical regions of the Americas.
Q: What is the national tree of Costa Rica?
A: Guanacaste is the national tree of Costa Rica.
Q: Who gave the scientific name of the Guanacaste tree and in what year?
A: August Grisebach gave the scientific name of the Guanacaste tree, Enterolobium cyclocarpum, in 1864.
Q: What other names is Guanacaste known by?
A: Guanacaste is also known as elephant-ear tree or devil's ear.
Q: What family does Guanacaste belong to?
A: Guanacaste belongs to the pea family, Fabaceae.
