Pithecellobium unguis-cati

Pithecellobium unguis-cati is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It ranges from Mexico through Central America and the Caribbean to Colombia, Venezuela, and Florida. It is known by many synonyms. [2]

Pithecellobium unguis-cati
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Pithecellobium
Species:
P. unguis-cati
Binomial name
Pithecellobium unguis-cati
Synonyms[2]
  • Feuilleea unguis-cati (L.) Kuntze
  • Feuilleea unguis-cati var. latifolia Kuntze
  • Inga felina Stokes
  • Inga guadalupensis (Pers.) Desv.
  • Inga microphylla Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
  • Inga unguis-cati (L.) Willd.
  • Mimosa guadalupensis Pers.
  • Mimosa microphylla Poir., nom. illeg.
  • Mimosa unguis-cati L.
  • Pithecellobium flavovirens Britton
  • Pithecellobium guadalupense (Pers.) Chapm.
  • Pithecellobium guaricense Pittier
  • Pithecellobium microchlamys Pittier
  • Pithecellobium microphyllum (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Benth.
  • Pithecellobium paniculatum Pittier
  • Pithecellobium pulchellum Pittier
  • Pithecellobium saxosum Standl. & Steyerm.
  • Pithecellobium seleri Harms
  • Spiroloba unguis Raf.
  • Zygia guadalupensis (Pers.) A.Heller
  • Zygia unguis-cati (L.) Sudw.

The IUCN Red List lists a synonym, Pithecellobium saxosum, as endangered, with a distribution in Guatemala and Honduras.[1]

References
  1. Nelson, C. (1998). "Pithecellobium saxosum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T30685A9566448. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T30685A9566448.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. Pithecellobium unguis-cati (L.) Benth. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
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