Pithecellobium unguis-cati

Pithecellobium unguis-cati is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It ranges from Mexico through Central America and the Caribbean to Colombia, Venezuela, and Florida. It is known by many synonyms.^[2]

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Rosids

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Pithecellobium unguis-cati
Conservation status
Endangered (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Clade:	Mimosoid clade
Genus:	Pithecellobium
Species:	P. unguis-cati
Binomial name
Pithecellobium unguis-cati (L.) Benth.
Synonyms[2]
Feuilleea unguis-cati (L.) Kuntze Feuilleea unguis-cati var. latifolia Kuntze Inga felina Stokes Inga guadalupensis (Pers.) Desv. Inga microphylla Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd. Inga unguis-cati (L.) Willd. Mimosa guadalupensis Pers. Mimosa microphylla Poir., nom. illeg. 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 pulchellum Pittier Pithecellobium saxosum Standl. & Steyerm. Pithecellobium seleri Harms Spiroloba unguis Raf. Zygia guadalupensis (Pers.) A.Heller Zygia unguis-cati (L.) Sudw.

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The IUCN Red List lists a synonym, Pithecellobium saxosum, as endangered, with a distribution in Guatemala and Honduras.^[1]