Pithecellobium

Pithecellobium
Pithecellobium keyense
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
Mart. (1837), nom. cons.
Species

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Synonyms[1][2]
  • Pithecelobium (orth.var.)
  • Pithecollobium Mart.
  • Pithecolobium (lapsus)
  • Spiroloba Raf. (1838)

Pithecellobium is a 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] Plants of the genus are known generally as blackbeads.[4]

  1. ^ a b Pithecellobium Mart. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Pithecellobium Mart". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-10-05. Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2010-01-27.
  3. ^ Austin, D. F. (2004). Florida Ethnobotany. CRC Press. p. 517. ISBN 978-0-8493-2332-4.
  4. ^ Pithecellobium. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).