Pithecellobium dulce
Blackbead, Camachile
Other regional names: Madras Thorn +4 more
- Madras Thorn
- Madrasthorn
- Manila Tamarind
- Monkeypod
- Sweet Inga
Also known as: Acacia obliquifolia M.Martens & Galeotti +14 more
- Acacia obliquifolia M.Martens & Galeotti
- Albizia dulcis (Roxb.) F.Muell.
- Feuilleea bertolonii (Benth.) Kuntze
- Feuilleea dulcis (Roxb.) Kuntze
- Inga camatchili Perr.
- Inga javana DC.
- Inga javanica DC.
- Inga leucantha C.Presl
- Inga nitens M.Martens & Galeotti
- Inga pungens Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
- Mimosa edulis Gagnep.
- Mimosa monilifera Bertol.
- Mimosa pungens Poir.
- Mimosa unguis-cati Blanco
- Pithecellobium bertolonii Benth.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Pithecellobium dulce (commonly known as Blackbead or Camachile) is a shrub or tree within the Fabaceae family. It originates in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Venezuela
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Caroline Is., Chad, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Cuba, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, French Guiana, Gambia, The, Ghana, Gulf States, Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, India, Iraq, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Leeward Is., Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Marianas, Marshall Is., Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Ogasawara-shoto, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Windward Is., Yemen, Zaïre, Zimbabwe