“…It has been introduced into some countries in the Americas (United States, Brazil, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Trinidad, Tobago, Cuba, Jamaica, and Puerto Rico). 1,2 The trees are usually planted in many countries along roadsides, parks, and gardens to provide shade and as ornamental trees. The adenanthera pavonina seeds are seen inside curved hanging pods, which split open into two twisted halves to reveal the hard seeds.…”