Pithecellobium Elegans

''Pithecellobium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. 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. Plants of the genus are known generally as blackbeads.

Species

There are about 75 species in the genus:''Pithecellobium''.
The Plant List.

* '' Pithecellobium albicaule'' Britton & Rose
* '' Pithecellobium bahamense'' Northr.
* '' Pithecellobium benthamianum''
* '' Pithecellobium bertolonii'' Benth.
* '' Pithecellobium bifoliolatum''
* '' Pithecellobium bijugatum''
* '' Pithecellobium bipinnatum'' L.Rico
* '' Pithecellobium brevipes''
* '' Pithecellobium brownii'' Standl.
* '' Pithecellobium caesalpinioides''
* '' Pithecellobium campechense''
* '' Pithecellobium candidum''
* '' Pithecellobium circinale'' (L.)Benth.
* ''Pithecellobium cochliocarpum''
* ''Pithecellobium concinnum'' Pittier
* ''Pithecellobium confertum'' Benth. also known as everfresh
* ''Pithecellobium cordifolium''
* ''Pithecellobium cynodonticum'' Barneby & J.W.Grimes
* ''Pithecellobium decandrum''
* ''Pithecellobium discolor''
* ''Pithecellobium diversifolium''
* ''Pithecellobium domingense''
* ''Pithecellobium dulce'' ( Roxb.) Benth. – ''guamúchil'', ebony blackbead, monkeypod ( Mexico, Central America, northern South America)
* '' Pithecellobium elachistophyllum''
* '' Pithecellobium elegans''
* '' Pithecellobium excelsum'' (Kunth) Mart.
* ''Pithecellobium filipes'' (Vent.) Benth.
* ''Pithecellobium flavovirens''
* ''Pithecellobium furcatum'' Benth.
* ''Pithecellobium glaucescens''
* ''Pithecellobium guaraniticum''
* ''Pithecellobium guaricense''
* ''Pithecellobium guatemalense''
* ''Pithecellobium gummiferum''
* ''Pithecellobium halogenes''
* ''Pithecellobium hansemannii''
* ''Pithecellobium histrix'' (A.Rich.) Benth.
* '' Pithecellobium hymenaeafolium'' (Willd.) Benth.
* ''Pithecellobium insigne'' Micheli
* ''Pithecellobium jiringa''
* ''Pithecellobium johansenii'' Standl. ( Belize, Guatemala, Honduras)
* ''Pithecellobium keyense'' Coker – Florida Keys blackbead
* ''Pithecellobium laetum''
* '' Pithecellobium lanceolatum''
* ''Pithecellobium larensis''
* ''Pithecellobium lentiscifolium''
* '' Pithecellobium leucosericeum''
* ''Pithecellobium longipendulum''
* '' Pithecellobium macrandrium''
* ''Pithecellobium maestrense''
* ''Pithecellobium marthae''
* ''Pithecellobium mataybifolium''
* ''Pithecellobium micradenium''
* ''Pithecellobium microchlamys''
* ''Pithecellobium mucronatum''
* '' Pithecellobium nicoyanum''
* '' Pithecellobium obliquifoliolatum''
* ''Pithecellobium oblongum'' Benth.
* ''Pithecellobium obovale''
* ''Pithecellobium pachypus'' Pittier
* ''Pithecellobium peckii'' S.F.Blake
* ''Pithecellobium pistaciifolium''
* ''Pithecellobium platycarpum'' Merr.
* ''Pithecellobium roseum'' – ''buche colorado''
* ''Pithecellobium salutare''
* ''Pithecellobium seleri'' Harms (Guatemala, Honduras)
* ''Pithecellobium spinulosum''
* ''Pithecellobium splendens''
* '' Pithecellobium steyermarkii''
* ''Pithecellobium striolatum''
* ''Pithecellobium tenue'' Craib
* '' Pithecellobium tonduzii''
* '' Pithecellobium tuerckheimii''
* ''Pithecellobium unguis-cati'' (L.) Benth. – catclaw blackbead
* '' Pithecellobium velutinum''
* ''Pithecellobium vietnamense'' I.C.Nielsen

Formerly placed here

Many species now in the genera '' Albizia'' and '' Abarema'' were formerly classified in ''Pithecellobium''. Other species previously included:

* ''Archidendron bigeminum'' (as ''P. bigeminum'', ''P. gracile'', ''P. nicobaricum'')
* ''Chloroleucon foliolosum'' (as ''P. foliolosum'', ''P. grisebachianum'', ''P. myriophyllum'' Malme, ''P. oligandrum'')
* ''Pseudosamanea cubana'' (as ''P. bacona'')
* '' Zygia cognata'' (as ''P. cognatum'', ''P. stevensonii'')
* '' Zygia pithecolobioides'' (as ''P. pithecolobioides'', ''P. reductum'')

References

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Fabaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot

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