Pithecellobium unguis-cati
Blackbead, Cat's Claw
Other regional names: Catclaw Blackbead +2 more
- Catclaw Blackbead
- Crab Wood
- Money Bush
Also known as: Feuilleea unguis-cati (L.) Kuntze +14 more
- Feuilleea unguis-cati (L.) Kuntze
- Feuilleea unguis-cati var. latifolia Kuntze
- Inga felina Stokes
- Inga guadalupensis (Pers.) Desv.
- Inga unguis-cati (L.) Willd.
- Mimosa guadalupensis Pers.
- Mimosa unguis-cati L.
- Pithecellobium flavovirens Britton
- Pithecellobium guadalupense (Pers.) Chapm.
- Pithecellobium guaricense Pittier
- Pithecellobium microchlamys Pittier
- Pithecellobium microphyllum (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Benth.
- Pithecellobium paniculatum Pittier
- Pithecellobium saxosum Standl. & Steyerm.
- Pithecellobium seleri Harms
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Pithecellobium unguis-cati (commonly known as Blackbead or Cat's-Claw) is a shrub or tree within the Fabaceae family. It originates in North America and South America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southeastern U.S.A., Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Aruba, Bahamas, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Netherlands Antilles, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
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)
Burundi, Chagos Archipelago, French Guiana, Ghana, Guyana, India, Jawa, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Réunion, Tanzania