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Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.)Benth.

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HIGHER TAXON: Ingeae

GENUS: Pithecellobium Mart.

Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.)Benth. [Preferred name]
    Acacia obliquifolia M.Martens & Galeotti {Synonym}
    Albizia dulcis (Roxb.)F.Muell. {Synonym}
    Feuilleea dulcis (Roxb.)Kuntze {Synonym}
    Inga camatchili Perr. {Synonym}
    Inga dulcis (Roxb.)Willd. {Synonym}
    Inga javana DC. {Synonym}
    Inga javanica DC. {Synonym}
    Inga lanceolata sensu Blanco, non Kuntze {Synonym}
    Inga leucantha C.Presl {Synonym}
    Inga pungens Willd. {Synonym}
    Mimosa dulcis Roxb. {Synonym}
    Mimosa edulis Gagnep. {Synonym}
    Mimosa pungens (Willd.)Poir. {Synonym}
    Mimosa unguis-cati Blanco {Synonym}
    Pithecellobium littorale Record {Synonym}
    Pithecollobium dulce (Roxb.)Benth. {Orthographic variant}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Bois Noir de l'Inde [3053]; Cassie Manie [1915]; Cassie Manille [3066]; Cassie de Manille [1915]; Espino Playero [3348]; Guichigui [2304]; Huamuchil [1653]; Jangli Jalebi [3030]; Jina Extranjera [2157]; Kihy Vazaha [3402]; Kilimbezana [3402]; Kilivazaha [3402]; Kodaikaapulli [4751]; Madras Thorn [2, 261, 1913, 1941, 2264]; Manila Tamarind [1913, 1927, 2968]; Manilla Tamarind [2]; Michiguiste [2304, 3348]; Mochiguiste [2304]; Pinzan [1653]; Tamarin de l'Inde [1915]; Tammarin de l'Inde [1915]; Vilayati Babul [3030]; Vilayati Imli [3030]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Burundi (I) [8]; Chad (I) [8]; Djibouti (I) [8, 239]; Egypt (I) [8]; Ethiopia (I) [39]; Ghana (I) [8]; Kenya (I) [1]; Malawi (I) [8]; Mozambique (I) [6]; Nigeria (I) [3]; Sierra Leone (I) [8]; Somalia (I) [39]; Sudan (I) [8]; Tanzania (I) [1]; Togo (I) [8]; Uganda (I) [1]; Zaire (I) [8]; Zimbabwe (I) [8]
  Asia
Bangladesh (I) [3383]; Bhutan (I) [1947]; Brunei (I) [3939]; Cambodia (I) [1913]; China (I) [3403]; Guangdong [3403]; Guangxi [3403]; Yunnan [3403]; India (I) [1914, 3017, 3020, 3027, 3028, 3040, 3092, 3094, 3099, 3366, 3371, 3372, 3373, 3374, 3375, 3377, 3384, 3388, 3649, 3945]; Andhra Pradesh [3384]; Arunachal Pradesh [3040]; Assam [3366]; Bihar [3371]; Dadra-Nagar-Haveli [3094]; Delhi [3372]; Goa [3366]; Gujarat [3017]; Haryana [3373]; Himachal Pradesh [3366]; Jammu-Kashmir [3366]; Karnataka [3020]; Kerala [3374]; Madhaya Pradesh [3375]; Maharashtra [3099]; Manipur [3366]; Meghalaya [3366]; Mizoram [3366]; Nagaland [3366]; Orissa [3366]; Pondicherry [3366]; Punjab [3377]; Rajasthan [3028]; Sikkim [3366]; Tamil Nadu [3027]; Tripura [3092]; Uttar Pradesh [3649]; West Bengal [3388]; Yanan [3366]; Indonesia (I) [2998, 3945]; Jawa (N) [3945]; Kalimantan (N) [2998]; Laos (I) [1913]; Malaysia (I) [1948, 3945]; Nepal (I) [2898, 3369]; Pakistan (I) [2010, 2021]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [3945]; Philippines (I) [2022, 3945]; Ryukyu Is (I) [2825]; Sabah (N) [3945]; Singapore (I) [3938]; Sri Lanka (I) [1927]; Sumatera (N) [3945]; Taiwan (I) [1929, 2827, 3403]; Thailand (I) [1998, 3945]; Vietnam (I) [1913]
  Australasia
Papua New Guinea (I) [261]
  Caribbean
Bahamas (I) [2153]; Dominican Republic (I) [2157]; Jamaica (I) [1056]
  Central America
Belize (N) [1242]; Costa Rica (N) [1658]; El Salvador (N) [1645, 2156]; Guatemala (N) [1178, 1645]; Honduras (N) [1645]; Mexico (N) [2996]; Mexico(North & Central) (N) [1470]; Mexico(South East) (N) [1117, 1188]; Nicaragua (N) [1614, 3348]; Panama (N) [1121, 1224, 1604, 1645]
  Indian Ocean
Chagos Archipelago (I) [3065]; Madagascar (I) [3402]; Mauritius (I) [1915, 1947]; Reunion (I) [1915, 1947]; Rodrigues (I) [3060]; Seychelles (I) [1941]
  North America
United States (N) [1178, 1256, 1431, 1614, 3157]; Florida [3157]; Texas [3157]
  Pacific Ocean
Fiji (I) [2264]; Hawaii (I) [1949]; Marshall Is (I) [2235]; Northern Marianas (I) [2235]; Ogasawara-Shoto (I) [2835]; Society Is (I) [2968]
  South America
Brazil (N) [1414]; Colombia (N) [1121, 1122, 1178, 1292]; Ecuador (N) [1178]; French Guiana (N) [1408]; Guyana (U) [2285]; Peru (N) [1442]; Surinam (I) [2285]; Venezuela (N) [1121, 1122, 1178, 1442, 1658]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [1];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [1, 261, 1056, 1913, 1915, 1927, 1929, 1941, 1947, 1948, 1998, 2010, 2022, 2153, 2157, 2825, 3011, 3057, 3348, 3386, 3402, 3403, 3898, 3945] ; Illustration [261, 1430, 1913, 1915, 1929, 1998, 3386]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [261] [1941] [3402] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-04 Seneviratne GI (Sinhala & Tamil Names), 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157] [3348], 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Shrub [261] [3402], Tree [261] [1941] [3402] ; Lifespan: Perennial [261] [1941] [3402] ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1994 Nielsen IC & Rico ML ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Adams BR, 1993 Polhill RM, 1993 Zarucchi JL, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 1996 (Japan)

  
USES:
  Chemical products [2, 261]; Environmental [2, 261, 1913, 1915, 1947, 3402]; Food and Drink [261, 1947, 1998, 2828, 2968, 3030, 3034, 3057, 3402]; Forage [2, 261, 2968, 3030]; Medicine [2968, 3034]; Wood [261, 1915, 2010, 2828, 3030]

  
NOTES:
  in old clearings. [1998]
  Native of South America; widely cultivated in the tropics. [261]
  Native to Tropical America. [1915]

  
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