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Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.)Benth.

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HIGHER TAXON: Ingeae

GENUS: Pithecellobium Martius

Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.)Benth. [Accepted]
    Acacia Miller obliquifolia Martens & Galeotti {Synonym}
    Feuilleea Kuntze dulcis (Roxb.)Kuntze {Synonym}
    Inga Miller dulcis (Roxb.)Willd. {Synonym}
    Inga Miller javana DC. {Synonym}
    Inga Miller leucantha Presl {Synonym}
    Inga Miller pungens Willd. {Synonym}
    Mimosa L. dulcis Roxb. {Synonym}
    Mimosa L. pungens (Willd.)Poiret {Synonym}
    Mimosa L. unguis-cati Blanco {Synonym}
    Pithecellobium littorale Britton & Rose {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Madras Thorn [2]; Manilla Tamarind [2]

  
PLACES: -
  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]
  Caribbean
    Caribbean-TRP (U) [1056,1113,1178,1409,1430,1714]
  Central America
    Belize (U) [1242]; Costa Rica (U) [1658]
    El Salvador (U) [1645]; Guatemala (U) [1178,1645]
    Honduras (U) [1645] Mexico (U) [1117,1121,1122,1178,1188,1256,1442,1460,1470,1604,1614,1637,1645,1658,1714]
    Nicaragua (U) [1614]; Panama (U) [1121,1224,1604,1645]
  North America
    United States (U) [1178,1256,1431,1614]
  South America
    Brazil (U) [1414]; Colombia (U) [1121,1122,1178,1292]
    Ecuador (U) [1178]; French Guiana (U) [1408]
    Guyana (U) [1121]; Peru (U) [1442]
    Venezuela (U) [1121,1122,1178,1442,1658]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [1]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Shrub, Tree
  Lifespan: Perennial
  Nodules: Present [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist,
   Zarucchi,J.L.(1988) Extract From Tropicos Database

  
USES:
  Environmental [1785,2]; Forage [1785,2,2]; Chemical products [1785,2, 2,2]; Wood; Food and Drink; Medicine

  
NOTES:
  Spines, drought-tolerance and clipping tolerance make it a good hedge plant.


DATA SOURCES:

1.

   Brenan,J.P.M., 1959
    Mimosoideae.In:Fl.Trop.East Africa.Hubbard & Milne-Redhead
    Mimosoideae.In:Fl.Trop.East Africa.Hubbard & Milne-Redhead

2.

   Dale,I.R., 1953
    A descriptive list of the introduced trees of Uganda
    A descriptive list of the introduced trees of Uganda

3.

   Keay,R.W.J. et al., 1964
    Nigerian Trees Vol.2
    Nigerian Trees Vol.2

6.

   Brenan,J.P.M., 1970
    Mimosoideae.In:Flora Zambeziaca Vol.3(1).Brenan,JPM et al.
    Mimosoideae.In:Flora Zambeziaca Vol.3(1).Brenan,JPM et al.

8.

   Lock,J.M., 1985
    Specimen in Herb.Kew
    Specimen in Herb.Kew

39.

   Cufodontis,G., 1955
    Enum.Plant.Aethiopiae;Mimosoideae.Bull.Jard.Bot.Belg.Suppl.
    Enum.Plant.Aethiopiae;Mimosoideae.Bull.Jard.Bot.Belg.Suppl.

239.

   Bavazzano,R., 1972
    Webbia 26:267-364. Contrib. fl. Terr.Fr.degli Afar e d.Issa
    Webbia 26:267-364. Contrib. fl. Terr.Fr.degli Afar e d.Issa

1056.

   Adams,C.D., 1972
    Flowering Plants of Jamaica Univ. West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
    Flowering Plants of Jamaica Univ. West Indies, Mona, Jamaica

1113.

   Bisse,J., 1975
    Ci. Bot. 2:1-23 Nuevos Arboles de la Flora de Cuba
    Ci. Bot. 2:1-23 Nuevos Arboles de la Flora de Cuba

1117.

   Breedlove,D.E., 1986
    Listados Floristicos de Mexico 4:90-112 Flora de Chiapas
    Listados Floristicos de Mexico 4:90-112 Flora de Chiapas

1121.

   Britton,N.L. & Killip,E.P., 1936
    Ann.New York Acad.Sci.35:101-208 Mim. & Caesalp. of Colombia
    Ann.New York Acad.Sci.35:101-208 Mim. & Caesalp. of Colombia

1122.

   Britton,N.L. & Rose,J.N., 1928
    N. Amer. Fl. 23(1):1-76 Mimosaceae
    N. Amer. Fl. 23(1):1-76 Mimosaceae

1178.

   Cassens,D.L. & Miller,R.B., 1981
    J.Arnold Arbor.62(1):1-44Wood Anat.New World Pithecellobium
    J.Arnold Arbor.62(1):1-44Wood Anat.New World Pithecellobium

1188.

   Cowan,C.P., 1983
    Listados Floristicos de Mexico 1:47-61 Flora de Tabasco
    Listados Floristicos de Mexico 1:47-61 Flora de Tabasco

1224.

   D'Arcy,W.G., 1987
    Monogr.Syst.Botany Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora Panama.
    Monogr.Syst.Botany Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora Panama.

1242.

   Dwyer,J.D. & Spellman,D.L., 1981
    Rhodora 83(834):161-236 A List of Dicotyledoneae of Belize
    Rhodora 83(834):161-236 A List of Dicotyledoneae of Belize

1256.

   Elias,T.S., 1974
    J.Arnold Arbor.55(1):67-118 Genera of Mimosoideae S.E. USA
    J.Arnold Arbor.55(1):67-118 Genera of Mimosoideae S.E. USA

1292.

   Garcia-Barriga,H. & Forero,E., 1968
    Catalogo Ilustrado de Las Plantas de Cundinamarca 3:1-136
    Catalogo Ilustrado de Las Plantas de Cundinamarca 3:1-136

1408.

   Lemee,A., 1952
    Flore de la Guyane francaise 2:36-162 Legumineuses
    Flore de la Guyane francaise 2:36-162 Legumineuses

1409.

   Leon,H. & Alain,H., 1951
    Flora de Cuba 2:224-367 Leguminosas
    Flora de Cuba 2:224-367 Leguminosas

1414.

   Lewis,G.P., 1987
    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 369 pp Legumes of Bahia
    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 369 pp Legumes of Bahia

1430.

   Liogier,A.H., 1988
    Desc. Flora Puerto Rico & Adjacent Is-Spermatophyta Vol. II
    Desc. Flora Puerto Rico & Adjacent Is-Spermatophyta Vol. II

1431.

   List Based Record, 1986
    U.S. Soil Conservation Service
    U.S. Soil Conservation Service

1442.

   Macbride,J.F., 1943
    Publ.Field Mus.Nat.Hist.,Bot.Ser.13(3/1):1-506 Leguminosae
    Publ.Field Mus.Nat.Hist.,Bot.Ser.13(3/1):1-506 Leguminosae

1460.

   Matuda,E., 1981
    Gobierno del Estado de Mexico.Las Legum. del Estado Mexico
    Gobierno del Estado de Mexico.Las Legum. del Estado Mexico

1470.

   McVaugh,R., 1987
    Flora Novo-Galiciana 5:1-786. Leguminosae
    Flora Novo-Galiciana 5:1-786. Leguminosae

1604.

   Schery,R.W., 1950
    Ann.Missouri Bot.Gard.37(2):184-314 Leguminosae-Mimosoideae
    Ann.Missouri Bot.Gard.37(2):184-314 Leguminosae-Mimosoideae

1614.

   Seymour,F.C., 1981
    Phytologia 48(1):1-71 Bipinnate Leguminosae of Nicaragua
    Phytologia 48(1):1-71 Bipinnate Leguminosae of Nicaragua

1637.

   SousaS.,M. & CabreraC.,E.F., 1983
    Listados Floristicos de Mexico 2:31-38 Flora de Quintana Roo
    Listados Floristicos de Mexico 2:31-38 Flora de Quintana Roo

1645.

   Standley,P.C. & Steyermark,J.A, 1946
    Fieldiana, Bot. 24(5):1-425 Leguminosae
    Fieldiana, Bot. 24(5):1-425 Leguminosae

1658.

   Standley,P.C., 1937
    Publ.Field Mus.Nat.Hist.,Bot.Ser.18(2):487-559...Costa Rica
    Publ.Field Mus.Nat.Hist.,Bot.Ser.18(2):487-559...Costa Rica

1714.

   Wiggins,I.L., 1980
    Flora of Baja California 644-711 Leguminosae
    Flora of Baja California 644-711 Leguminosae

1785.

   Allen,O.N. & Allen,E.K., 1981
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
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