Genus of legumes
Pithecellobium genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae . It includes approximately 23 species from the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico to Peru and northern Brazil, including the Caribbean Islands and Florida.[ 1]
The generic name is derived from the Greek words πίθηκος (pithêkos ), meaning "ape" or "monkey," and ἐλλόβιον (ellobion ), meaning "earring," which refers to the coiled shape of the fruit pods .[ 3] blackbeads .[ 4]
Species
Pithecellobium dulce 23 species are currently accepted:[ 1]
Pithecellobium × bahamense Northr. – Bahamas, southern Florida, and northern CubaPithecellobium bipinnatum L.Rico – Costa RicaPithecellobium circinale (L.) Benth. – Cuba and HispaniolaPithecellobium cynodonticum Barneby & J.W.Grimes – HaitiPithecellobium diversifolium Benth. – northeastern BrazilPithecellobium domingense Alain – Dominican RepublicPithecellobium dulce (Roxb. ) Benth. – guamúchil , ebony blackbead, monkeypod – Mexico , Central America , northern South America Pithecellobium excelsum (Kunth) Mart. – Ecuador and PeruPithecellobium furcatum Benth. Pithecellobium histrix (A.Rich.) Benth. – Bahamas, Cuba, and Dominican RepublicPithecellobium hymenaeafolium (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Benth. – southern Mexico to VenezuelaPithecellobium johansenii Standl. – Belize , Guatemala , and Honduras Pithecellobium keyense Coker – Florida Keys blackbead – southern Florida, Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, Cuba, southern Mexico, Guatemala, and BelizePithecellobium lanceolatum (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Benth. – Mexico through Central America and Colombia to VenezuelaPithecellobium macrandrium Donn.Sm. – southeastern Mexico, Guatemala, and BelizePithecellobium nicoyanum (Britton & Rose) Niezgoda & Nevling – Costa RicaPithecellobium oblongum Benth. Pithecellobium peckii S.F.Blake – Guatemala and BelizePithecellobium roseum (Vahl) Barneby & J.W.Grimes – buche colorado – Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, and northern and west-central BrazilPithecellobium striolatum Urb. – HaitiPithecellobium subglobosum Pittier – northeastern Colombia and northwestern VenezuelaPithecellobium unguis-cati (L.) Benth. – catclaw blackbead – Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, Colombia, Venezuela, and southern FloridaPithecellobium velutinum Britton & Rose – western Mexico (Sinaloa to Michoacán)Pithecellobium winzerlingii Britton & Rose – southern Mexico, Belize, and Honduras
Many species now in the genera Albizia Abarema Pithecellobium . Other species previously included:
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