E. cyclocarpum GRISEB.Mimosaceae Wood is useful. Young pods are edible. Bark and fruit are a substitute for soap. A syrup made of the bark is used for colds. A gum is extracted called 'goma de caro'. Fruits are food for cattle. ROTH studied the bark structure 1981, fruit structure and dispersal1987 (Fig. 182).

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