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''Pithecellobium'' is a
There are about 75 species in the genus:''Pithecellobium''.
The Plant List. * ''
genus
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of flowering plant
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s in the family
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. The generic name is derived from the Greek
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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:The Plant List. * ''
Pithecellobium albicaule
''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 r ...
'' Britton & Rose
* ''Pithecellobium bahamense
''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 r ...
'' Northr.
* ''Pithecellobium benthamianum
''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 r ...
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* ''Pithecellobium bertolonii
''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 r ...
'' Benth.
George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studie ...
* ''Pithecellobium bifoliolatum
''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 r ...
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* ''Pithecellobium bijugatum
''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 r ...
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* ''Pithecellobium bipinnatum
''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 r ...
'' L.Rico
* '' Pithecellobium brevipes''
* ''Pithecellobium brownii
''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 r ...
'' Standl.
Paul Carpenter Standley (March 21, 1884 – June 2, 1963) was an American botanist known for his work on neotropical plants.
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Standley was born on March 21, 1884 in Avalon, Missouri. He attended Drury College in Springfield, Missouri an ...
* ''Pithecellobium caesalpinioides
''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 r ...
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* ''Pithecellobium campechense
''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 r ...
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* ''Pithecellobium candidum
''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 r ...
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* ''Pithecellobium circinale
''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 r ...
'' (L.)Benth.
George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studie ...
* ''Pithecellobium cochliocarpum
''Abarema cochliocarpos'' is a species of tree in the legume family, Fabaceae. Its common name is barbatimão.Santos, S. C., et al. (2007)In vitro antimicrobial activity of the extract of ''Abarema cochliocarpos'' (Gomes) Barneby & Grimes.''Revis ...
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* ''Pithecellobium concinnum
''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 r ...
'' Pittier
* ''Pithecellobium confertum
''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 r ...
'' Benth.
George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studie ...
also known as everfresh
* ''Pithecellobium cordifolium
''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 r ...
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* ''Pithecellobium cynodonticum
''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 r ...
'' Barneby & J.W.Grimes
* ''Pithecellobium decandrum
''Pithecellobium decandrum'' ( syn. ''Albizia decandra'') is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is endemic to Brazil, where it occurs in the forests of the Amazon River
The Amazon River (, ; es, Río Amazonas, ...
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* '' Pithecellobium discolor''
* ''Pithecellobium diversifolium
''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 r ...
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* '' Pithecellobium domingense''
* ''Pithecellobium dulce
''Pithecellobium dulce'', commonly known as Manila tamarind, Madras thorn, monkeypod tree or camachile, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to the Pacific Coast and adjacent highlands of Mexico, Central A ...
'' (Roxb.
William Roxburgh FRSE FRCPE FLS (3/29 June 1751 – 18 February 1815) was a Scottish surgeon and botanist who worked extensively in India, describing species and working on economic botany. He is known as the founding father of Indian botany. ...
) Benth.
George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studie ...
– ''guamúchil'', ebony blackbead, monkeypod (Mexico
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, Central America
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, northern South America
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* '' Pithecellobium elachistophyllum''
* '' Pithecellobium elegans''
* ''Pithecellobium excelsum
''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 r ...
'' (Kunth) Mart.
* '' Pithecellobium filipes'' (Vent.) Benth.
George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studie ...
* '' Pithecellobium flavovirens''
* '' Pithecellobium furcatum'' Benth.
George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studie ...
* '' Pithecellobium glaucescens''
* '' Pithecellobium guaraniticum''
* '' Pithecellobium guaricense''
* ''Pithecellobium guatemalense
''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 r ...
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* '' Pithecellobium gummiferum''
* '' Pithecellobium halogenes''
* ''Pithecellobium hansemannii
''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 r ...
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* '' Pithecellobium histrix'' (A.Rich.) Benth.
* ''Pithecellobium hymenaeafolium
''Pithecellobium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Fabaceae. The generic name is derived from the Greek language, Greek words πίθηκος (''pithêkos''), meaning "ape" or "monkey," and ἐλλόβιον (''ellob ...
'' (Willd.) Benth.
George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studie ...
* '' Pithecellobium insigne'' Micheli
* '' Pithecellobium jiringa''
* '' Pithecellobium johansenii'' Standl. (Belize
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, Guatemala
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, Honduras
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* ''Pithecellobium keyense
''Pithecellobium keyense'', commonly called Florida Keys blackbead, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family (Fabaceae). It is native to the West Indies of North America, where it found in The Bahamas, Belize, Cuba, the Mexican state ...
'' Coker – Florida Keys blackbead
* ''Pithecellobium laetum
''Pithecellobium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Fabaceae. The generic name is derived from the Greek language, Greek words πίθηκος (''pithêkos''), meaning "ape" or "monkey," and ἐλλόβιον (''ellob ...
''
* ''Pithecellobium lanceolatum
''Pithecellobium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family (biology), family Fabaceae. The generic name is derived from the Greek language, Greek words πίθηκος (''pithêkos''), meaning "ape" or "monkey," and ἐλλόβιον (''ellob ...
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* '' Pithecellobium larensis''
* '' Pithecellobium lentiscifolium''
* '' Pithecellobium leucosericeum''
* ''Pithecellobium longipendulum
''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 r ...
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* '' Pithecellobium macrandrium''
* '' Pithecellobium maestrense''
* '' Pithecellobium marthae''
* '' Pithecellobium mataybifolium''
* '' Pithecellobium micradenium''
* '' Pithecellobium microchlamys''
* ''Pithecellobium mucronatum
''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 r ...
''
* '' Pithecellobium nicoyanum''
* '' Pithecellobium obliquifoliolatum''
* '' Pithecellobium oblongum'' Benth.
George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studie ...
* '' 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'' 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 r ...
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* '' Pithecellobium tenue'' Craib
* '' Pithecellobium tonduzii''
* ''Pithecellobium tuerckheimii
''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 r ...
''
* '' Pithecellobium unguis-cati'' (L.) Benth.
George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studie ...
– catclaw blackbead
* ''Pithecellobium velutinum
''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 r ...
''
* '' Pithecellobium vietnamense'' I.C.Nielsen
Formerly placed here
Many species now in the genera ''Albizia
''Albizia'' is a genus of more than 160 species of mostly fast-growing subtropical and tropical trees and shrubs in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae. The genus is pantropical, occurring in Asia, Africa, Madagascar, America and A ...
'' and ''Abarema
''Abarema'' is a neotropical genus of large trees in the family ( Fabaceae). They grow from Mexico ('' Abarema idiopoda'') to Bolivia. Most of the species can be found in the Amazon Basin and the Guyana Highlands. They have a deep-green fernli ...
'' were formerly classified in ''Pithecellobium''. Other species previously included:
* ''Archidendron bigeminum
''Archidendron bigeminum'' is a tree species in the legume family ( Fabaceae). It is found in India and Sri Lanka. It is known as "kalitiya - කලටිය" in Sinhala.
The World Conservation Monitoring Centre (WCMC) in the 1998 IUCN Redlist ...
'' (as ''P. bigeminum'', ''P. gracile'', ''P. nicobaricum'')
* ''Chloroleucon foliolosum
''Chloroleucon foliolosum'' is a tree species in the legume family ( Fabaceae). It is found in Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia.
Junior synonyms are:ILDIS (2005)
* ''Calliandra aristulata'' Rizzini
* ''Calliandra grisebachianum'' (Benth.) Speg.
...
'' (as ''P. foliolosum'', ''P. grisebachianum'', ''P. myriophyllum'' Malme, ''P. oligandrum'')
* '' Pseudosamanea cubana'' (as ''P. bacona'')
* ''Zygia cognata
''Zygia cognata'' is a tree species in the legume family (Fabaceae). It is found in Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras.
Junior synonyms are:ILDIS (2005)
* ''Feuilleea cognata'' (Schltdl.) Kuntze
* ''Inga cognata'' Schltdl.
* ''Inga stevensonii'' S ...
'' (as ''P. cognatum'', ''P. stevensonii'')
* ''Zygia pithecolobioides
''Pithecellobium pithecolobioides'', known as the granadillo de río, is a tree species in the legume family (Fabaceae).
Found in Argentina and Paraguay, it is threatened by habitat destruction; whether it still exists in Brazil is at least doub ...
'' (as ''P. pithecolobioides'', ''P. reductum'')
References
* * Fabaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Mimosoideae-stub