Pithecellobium unguis-cati

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Pithecellobium unguis-cati (L.) Benth., 1844

Homotypic
- Feuilleea unguis-cati (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 189 (1891)
- Inga unguis-cati (L.) Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 1006 (1806)
- Mimosa unguis-cati L., Sp. Pl.: 517 (1753)
- Zygia unguis-cati (L.) Sudw., Bull. Div. Forest. U.S.D.A. 14: 248 (1897)
Heterotypic
- Feuilleea unguis-cati var. latifolia Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 184 (1891)
- Inga felina Stokes, Bot. Mat. Med. 3: 522 (1812)
- Inga guadalupensis (Pers.) Desv., J. Bot. Agric. 3: 70 (1814)
- Inga microphylla Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 1004 (1806)
- Mimosa guadalupensis Pers., Syn. Pl. 2: 262 (1806)
- Pithecellobium flavovirens Britton, Bull. New York Bot. Gard. 3: 442 (1905)
- Pithecellobium guadalupense (Pers.) Chapm., Fl. South. U.S.: 116 (1860)
- Pithecellobium guaricense Pittier, Bol. Ci. Técn. Mus. Comercial Venezuela 1: 51 (1925)
- Pithecellobium microchlamys Pittier, Bol. Ci. Técn. Mus. Comercial Venezuela 1: 48 (1925)
- Pithecellobium paniculatum Pittier, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 462 (1922)
- Pithecellobium pulchellum Pittier, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 20: 462 (1922)
- Pithecellobium saxosum Standl. & Steyerm., Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 23: 163 (1944)
- Pithecellobium seleri Harms, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 350 (1920)
- Spiroloba unguis Raf., Sylva Tellur.: 119 (1838)
- Zygia guadalupensis (Pers.) A.Heller, Cat. N. Amer. Pl., ed. 2: 5 (1900)

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Aruba, Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti Jamaica, Leeward Is., Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
- Regional: Northern South America
  - Colombia, Venezuela
- Regional: Central America
  - Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras,, Nicaragua, Panamá
Continental: Northern America
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
- Regional: Souheastern USA
  - Florida
- Introduced into:
  - Burundi, Chagos Archipelago, French Guiana, Ghana, Guyana, India, Jawa, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Réunion, Tanzania

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Pithecellobium unguis-cati in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 16. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Pithecellobium unguis-cati. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 16. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2022. Pithecellobium unguis-cati. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 October 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Pithecellobium unguis-cati. Published online. Accessed: October 16 2022.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pithecellobium unguis-cati in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

English: catclaw blackbead, blackbead, cat's-claw
español: arranca pellejo, uña de gato
français: ongles de chat