Robrichia schomburgkii

Robrichia schomburgkii is a species of flowering tree in the family Fabaceae.

Robrichia schomburgkii
Enterolobium schomburgkii, unripe pods and foliage of a wild tree in Puerto López, Meta), Colombia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Clade:	Mimosoid clade
Genus:	Robrichia
Species:	R. schomburgkii
Binomial name
Robrichia schomburgkii (Benth.) A.R.M.Luz & E.R.Souza (2022)
Synonyms[1]
Enterolobium schomburgkii (Benth.) Benth. (1875) Feuilleea schomburgkii (Benth.) Kuntze (1891) Mimosa wilsonii Standl. (1933) Pithecellobium schomburgkii Benth. (1844)

Comparison of the fruits of three sympatric species of Enterolobium. E. schomburgkii is the one to the right.

Names

Robrichia schomburgkii is also known as "dormidero", because of its minute leaflets reminiscent of Mimosa pudica. Mimosa pudica also called by a similar name ("dormidera").

Distribution

Robrichia schomburgkii ranges from Central America to the Amazon basin and even further south.^[2]

Description

Robrichia schomburgkii differs from the similar, sympatric, Enterolobium cyclocarpum by smaller and smoother pods, and by its noticeably smaller, and more numerous leaflets. Unlike other species in the genus, seeds are smaller (<1 cm), its wood is reported to be denser than, for instance, Enterolobium cyclocarpum's.^[3] and it is reported to bear fruit only every two to three years^[4]