Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.)Benth.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Pithecellobium C.Martius
Tribe: Ingeae
References: [1915][2264][2825]

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Other names:

• Acacia obliquifolia M.Martens & Galeotti [Synonym] [1604][1460][1122]
  
• Feuilleea dulcis (Roxb.)Kuntze [Synonym] [1256][1122][1604]
  
• Inga dulcis (Roxb.)Willd. [Synonym] [1430][1604][1915][1122]
  
• Inga javana DC. [Synonym] [1122][1409][1604][1915]
  
• Inga leucantha Presl [Synonym] [1604]
  
• Inga pungens Willd. [Synonym] [1122][1604]
  
• Mimosa dulcis Roxb. [Synonym] [1604][1645][1915][1470][2327][2825][1409][1460][1442][1430][1414][1408][1360][1292][1256][1122][1121][1056]
  
• Mimosa pungens (Willd.)Poiret [Synonym] [1122][1604]
  
• Mimosa unguis-cati Blanco [Synonym] [1604]
  
• Pithecellobium littorale Rec. [Synonym] [1604][1645]
  

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Common Names:

• Cassie de Manille [1915]
  
• Cassie Manie [1915]
  
• Guichigui [2304]
  
• Huam£chil [1653]
  
• Jina Extranjera [2157]
  
• Madras Thorn [2264] [1941] [2]
  
• Manila Tamarind [2968]
  
• Manilla Tamarind [2]
  
• Michiguiste [2304]
  
• Mochiguiste [2304]
  
• Pinzan [1653]
  
• Tamarin de l'Inde [1915]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Shrub
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1988(Africa)Lock JM
  • 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
  • 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
  • 1993 Adams BR
  • 1993 Polhill RM
  • 1993 Zarucchi JL
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
  • 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
  • 1999-05 Heald J
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1994 Nielsen IC & Rico ML
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Chemical products [2]
  
• Environmental [2] [1915]
  
• Food and Drink [2828] [2968]
  
• Forage [2] [2968]
  
• Medicine [2968]
  
• Wood [1915] [2010] [2828]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Burundi [8]
  • Chad [8]
  • Djibouti [8] [239]
  • Egypt [8]
  • Ethiopia [39]
  • Ghana [8]
  • Kenya [1]
  • Malawi [8]
  • Mozambique [6]
  • Nigeria [3]
  • Sierra Leone [8]
  • Somalia [39]
  • Sudan [8]
  • Tanzania [1]
  • Togo [8]
  • Uganda [1]
  • Zaire [8]
  • Zimbabwe [8]

• Asia [1913] [1914] [1927] [1929] [1947] [1948] [1998] [2021] [2022] [2825] [2827]
  • Bhutan [1947]
  • Cambodia [1913]
  • India-ISO [1914]
  • Laos [1913]
  • Malaysia-ISO [1948]
  • Pakistan [2021]
  • Philippines [2022]
  • Ryukyu Is [2825]
  • Sri Lanka [1927]
  • Taiwan [1929] [2827]
  • Thailand [1998]
  • Vietnam [1913]

• Australasia [261]
  • Papua New Guinea [261]

• Caribbean [1056] [1122] [2153] [2157]
  • Bahamas [2153]
  • Dominican Republic [2157]
  • Jamaica [1056]

• Central America [1117] [1188] [1470] [2156]
  • Belize [1242]
  • Costa Rica [1658]
  • El Salvador [1645] [2156]
  • Guatemala [1178] [1645]
  • Honduras [1645]
  • Mexico(North & Central) [1470]
  • Mexico(South East) [1117] [1188]
  • Nicaragua [1614]
  • Panama [1121] [1224] [1604] [1645]

• Indian Ocean [1915] [1941] [1947] [3060] [3065]
  • Chagos Archipelago [3065]
  • Mauritius [1915] [1947]
  • Reunion [1915] [1947]
  • Rodrigues [3060]
  • Seychelles [1941]

• North America
  • United States [1178] [1256] [1431] [1614]

• Pacific Ocean [1939] [1949] [2235] [2264] [2835] [2968]
  • Fiji [2264]
  • Hawaii [1949]
  • Marshall Is [2235]
  • Northern Marianas [2235]
  • Ogasawara-Shoto [2835]
  • Society Is [2968]

• South America [1] [2285]
  • Brazil [1414]
  • Colombia [1121] [1122] [1178] [1292]
  • Ecuador [1178]
  • French Guiana [1408]
  • Guyana [2285]
  • Peru [1442]
  • Surinam [2285]
  • Venezuela [1121] [1122] [1178] [1442] [1658]

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Notes:

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

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:47:24