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Blackbeads
Pithecellobium
Pithecellobium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes approximately 23 species from the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico to Peru and northern Brazil, including the Caribbean Islands and Florida.
The generic name is derived from the Greek 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.
23 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Madras Thorn
speciesPithecellobium dulce
Blackbead
speciesPithecellobium keyense
Catclaw Blackbead
speciesPithecellobium unguis-cati
Pithecellobium lanceolatum
speciesPithecellobium lanceolatum
Pithecellobium excelsum
speciesPithecellobium excelsum
Pithecellobium diversifolium
speciesPithecellobium diversifolium
Pithecellobium insigne
speciesPithecellobium insigne
Pithecellobium circinale
speciesPithecellobium circinale
Pithecellobium roseum
speciesPithecellobium roseum
Pithecellobium winzerlingii
speciesPithecellobium winzerlingii
Pithecellobium macrandrium
speciesPithecellobium macrandrium
Pithecellobium hymenaeifolium
speciesPithecellobium hymenaeifolium
Pithecellobium × bahamense
hybridPithecellobium × bahamense
Pithecellobium furcatum
speciesPithecellobium furcatum
Pithecellobium johansenii
speciesPithecellobium johansenii
Pithecellobium oblongum
speciesPithecellobium oblongum
Pithecellobium histrix
speciesPithecellobium histrix
Pithecellobium domingense
speciesPithecellobium domingense
Pithecellobium subglobosum
speciesPithecellobium subglobosum
Pithecellobium bipinnatum
speciesPithecellobium bipinnatum
Pithecellobium striolatum
speciesPithecellobium striolatum
Pithecellobium velutinum
speciesPithecellobium velutinum
Pithecellobium peckii
speciesPithecellobium peckii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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