Pithecellobium

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Ingeae
Genus: Pithecellobium
Species: P. albicaule – P. bahamense – P. benthamianum – P. bertolonii – P. bifoliolatum – P. bijugatum – P. bipinnatum – P. brevipes – P. brownii – P. caesalpinioides – P. campechense – P. candidum – P. circinale – P. cochliacarpum – P. concinnum – P. cordifolium – P. cynodonticum – P. decandrum – P. discolor – P. diversifolium – P. domingense – P. dulce – P. elachistophyllum – P. elegans – P. excelsum – P. filipes – P. flavovirens – P. furcatum – P. glaucescens – P. guaraniticum – P. guaricense – P. guatemalense – P. gummiferum – P. halogenes – P. hansemannii – P. histrix – P. hymenaeifolium – P. insigne – P. jiringa – P. johansenii – P. keyense – P. laetum – P. lanceolatum – P. larensis – P. lentiscifolium – P. leucosericeum – P. longipendulum – P. macrandrium – P. maestrense – P. marthae – P. mataybifolium – P. micradenium – P. microchlamys – P. mucronatum – P. nicoyanum – P. obliquifoliolatum – P. oblongum – P. obovale – P. pachypus – P. peckii – P. pistaciifolium – P. platycarpum – P. roseum – P. salutare – P. seleri – P. spinulosum – P. splendens – P. steyermarkii – P. striolatum – P. tenue – P. tonduzii – P. tuerckheimii – P. unguis-cati – P. velutinum – P. vietnamense

Name

Pithecellobium C. Martius Flora 20(2, Beibl.): 114. (1837)
Type species: Pithecellobium unguis-cati Benth. London J. Bot., 3: 200. (1844)

References

Martius, C.F.P. von (1837) Flora 20(2, Beibl.): 114.
The Plant List (2010) Version 1. Pithecellobium. Available online. Accessed 11 Sept. 2013.
The University of Arizona - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences[1]

Pithecellobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. The generic name is derived from the Greek words πιθηκος (pithekos), meaning "ape" or "monkey," and ελλοβιον (ellobion), meaning "earring," which refers to the coiled shape of the fruit pods.[2] Plants of the genus are known generally as blackbeads.[3]
Species
Pithecellobium dulce

There are about 75 species in the genus:[4]

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

"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.
Austin, D. F. (2004). Florida Ethnobotany. CRC Press. p. 517. ISBN 978-0-8493-2332-4.
Pithecellobium. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Pithecellobium. The Plant List.