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Taxon:  Pithecellobium arboreum (L.) Urb.



Summary
Genus:
Pithecellobium
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Mimosoideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
105134
Place of publication:
Symb. antill. 2:259. 1900 "Pithecolobium"
Verified:
09/14/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1997. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part II. Pithecellobium, Cojoba, and Zygia. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(2):43.
  2. Britton, N. L. & J. N. Rose. 1928. Mimosaceae. North American flora ser. 1, 1905-1957; ser. 2, 1954-1972 23:29.
  3. Halliday, J. 1984. Register of nodulation reports for leguminous trees and other arboreal genera with nitrogen fixing members. Nitrogen Fixing Tree Res. Rep. 2:38-45.
  4. Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis. 1982
  5. Spellman, D. L. et al. A list of the monocotyledoneae/dicotyledonae of Belize. Rhodora v. 77 & 83, 1975 & 1981
  6. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. Flora of Guatemala. 1946-1976
Common names
Distribution
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=105134. Accessed 15 December 2025.

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