Pithecellobium
Pithecellobium is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. The generic name is derived from the Greek words πιθηκος, meaning "ape" or "monkey," and ελλοβιον, 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 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 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 Benth. - guamúchil, ebony blackbead, monkeypod
- Pithecellobium elachistophyllum
- Pithecellobium elegans
- Pithecellobium excelsum Mart.
- Pithecellobium filipes Benth.
- Pithecellobium flavovirens
- Pithecellobium furcatum Benth.
- Pithecellobium glaucescens
- Pithecellobium guaraniticum
- Pithecellobium guaricense
- Pithecellobium guatemalense
- Pithecellobium gummiferum
- Pithecellobium halogenes
- Pithecellobium hansemannii
- Pithecellobium histrix Benth.
- Pithecellobium hymenaeafolium Benth.
- Pithecellobium insigne Micheli
- Pithecellobium jiringa
- Pithecellobium johansenii Standl.
- 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
- Pithecellobium spinulosum
- Pithecellobium splendens
- Pithecellobium steyermarkii
- Pithecellobium striolatum
- Pithecellobium tenue Craib
- Pithecellobium tonduzii
- Pithecellobium tuerckheimii
- Pithecellobium unguis-cati 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
- Chloroleucon foliolosum
- Pseudosamanea cubana
- Zygia cognata
- Zygia pithecolobioides
