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Taxon:
Pithecellobium dulce
(Roxb.) Benth.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Pithecellobium
Family:
Fabaceae
(alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
28697
Place of publication:
London J. Bot. 3:199. 1844
Verified:
05/01/1993
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2
(
2
active,
2
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
(Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Inga dulcis
(Roxb.) Willd.
Mimosa dulcis
Roxb.
No images
Reference(s)
Aubréville, A. et al., eds.
1960-. Flore du Cambodge du Laos et du Viet-Nam.
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):23.
Chinese Academy of Sciences.
1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll.
1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago.
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Pithecellobium+dulce&quantity=1
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long.
1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
Note:
cult.
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Note:
natzd.
IPGRI.
New World Fruits Database (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.bioversityinternational.org/databases/new_world_fruits_database/search.html
Isely, D.
1973. Leguminosae of the United States: I. Subfamily Mimosoideae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(1):113.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Macbride, J. F. et al., eds.
1936-. Flora of Peru
Note:
1936-1971; new ser. 1980-
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
McVaugh, R.
1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
National Academy of Sciences.
1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
National Academy of Sciences.
1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Smith, R. J.
Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.botanicalbeads.com/BBB_page_91.html
Smitinand, T. & K. Larsen, eds.
1970-. Flora of Thailand.
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark.
1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds.
1991. Edible fruits and nuts. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:256.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds.
1943-1980. Flora of Panama.
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
English
blackbead –
Reference(s)
camachile –
Reference(s)
guayamochil –
Reference(s)
Madrasthorn –
Reference(s)
Manila-tamarind –
Reference(s)
sweet-inga –
Reference(s)
French
pois sucré –
Reference(s)
German
Camambilarinde –
Reference(s)
Hawaiian
opiuma –
Reference(s)
Spanish
guamúchil –
Reference(s)
huamúchil –
Reference(s)
madre de flecha –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Baja
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
San Luis Potosí
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Sonora
1
Native
Northern America
Northern Mexico
Mexico
Tamaulipas
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Chiapas
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Colima
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Hidalgo
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Jalisco
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Puebla
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Querétaro
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave
1
Native
Northern America
Southern Mexico
Mexico
Yucatán
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
El Salvador
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
w.
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Colombia
n. & w.
2
Cultivated
also cult.
4
Naturalized
natzd. elsewhere in tropics
Native
Northern America
NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Baja, San Luis Potosí, Sonora, Tamaulipas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico
[Chiapas, Colima, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Puebla, Querétaro, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]
Southern America
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
,
El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Venezuela
(w.)
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia
(n. & w.)
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
(natzd. elsewhere in tropics)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
agroforestry
fide Mem NYBG 74(2):25. 1997
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):23.
Environmental
ornamental
fide Mem NYBG 74(2):25. 1997
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):23.
Environmental
shade/shelter
National Academy of Sciences.
1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Environmental
soil improver
fide Mem NYBG 74(2):25. 1997
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):23.
Fuels
fuelwood
not best quality fide Firewood Cr
National Academy of Sciences.
1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Human food
fruit
National Academy of Sciences.
1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
Materials
beads
Smith, R. J.
Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.botanicalbeads.com/BBB_page_91.html
Materials
wood
National Academy of Sciences.
1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Name
References