象耳豆(Enterolobium cyclocarpum Griseb.)原产热带美洲,解放前已作为庭园树种引入广州,以后引种范围逐步扩大到海南岛、雷州半岛以及云南的西双版纳和福建沿海地区。象耳豆具有适应性强和速生等优点,适宜在我国热带和南亚热带地区种植。1976年,我们从海南岛尖峰岭中国林科院热林所引种到云南景东栽培,1980—1984年进 Enterolobium cyclocarpum Griseb. Is native to tropical America. Before its liberation, it was introduced into Guangzhou as a species of garden. After that, it was extended to Hainan Island, Leizhou Peninsula and Yunnan’s Xishuangbanna and Fujian coastal areas. Ear beans have the advantages of adaptability and fast-growing, suitable for planting in China’s tropical and southern subtropics. In 1976, we introduced from the Chinese Academy of Forestry, Jianfengling, Hainan Island, to the cultivation of Jingdong in Yunnan Province, 1980-1984