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Pithecellobium dulce | |
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Accepted name |
Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 |
Synonyms |
Acacia obliquifolia M. Martens & Galeotti19, 20, 21 Albizia dulcis (Roxb.) F. Muell.9 Feuilleea dulcis (Roxb.) Kuntze9, 19, 21, 22 Inga camatchili Perr.9, 23 Inga dulcis (Roxb.) Willd.4, 6, 7, 8, 19, 21, 24 Inga javana DC.8, 9, 19, 21, 25 Inga javanica DC.8 Inga lanceolata sensu Blanco Inga leucantha C. Presl21 Inga pungens Willd.9, 19, 21 Mimosa dulcis Roxb.3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Mimosa edulis Gagnep.9 Mimosa pungens (Willd.) Poir.19, 21 Mimosa unguis-cati Blanco21 Pithecellobium littorale Record21, 33 Pithecollobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth. |
Taxonomy |
Tribe: Ingeae; Genus: Pithecellobium |
Vernacular names |
Bois Noir de l'Inde34; Cassie de Manille8; Cassie Manie8; Cassie Manille35; Espino playero36; Guichigui37; Huam£chil38; Jangli Jalebi (Hi)39; Jina Extranjera40; Kihy Vazaha (Madagascar)17; Kilimbezana (Madagascar)17; Kilivazaha (Madagascar)17; Kodaikaapulli (Tamil)41; Madras Thorn (En)42; Madras Thorn (En)6; Madras Thorn (En)10; Madras Thorn (En)13; Madras Thorn (En)2; Madras Thorn (En)2; Manila Tamarind6; Manila Tamarind9; Manila Tamarind43; Manilla Tamarind42; Michiguiste37; Michiguiste36; Mochiguiste37; Pinzan38; Tamarin de l'Inde8; Tammarin de l'Inde8; Vilayati Babul (Hi)39; Vilayati Imli (Hi)39 |
Descriptors |
Perennial non-climbing tree; not threatened |
Uses |
Chemical products42; Environmental42; Forage42; Environmental6; Environmental8; Environmental11; Environmental17; Food and Drink11; Food and Drink44; Food and Drink45; Food and Drink43; Food and Drink39; Food and Drink46; Food and Drink47; Food and Drink17; Forage43; Forage39; Medicine43; Medicine46; Wood8; Wood12; Wood45; Wood39; Chemical products2; Environmental2; Food and Drink2; Forage2; Wood2 |
Notes |
in old clearings.44; Native to Tropical America.8; Native of South America; widely cultivated in the tropics.2 |
Geographical records |
Africa: Burundi(I)48, Chad(I)48, Djibouti(I)48, 49, Egypt(I)48, Ethiopia(I)50, Ghana(I)48, Kenya(I)1, Malawi(I)48, Mozambique(I)51, Nigeria(I)52, Sierra Leone(I)48, Somalia(I)50, Sudan(I)48, Tanzania(I)1, Togo(I)48, Uganda(I)1, Zaire(I)48, Zimbabwe(I)48 Asia2, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 15, 16, 18, 24, 44, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80: Bangladesh(I)74, Bhutan(I)11, Brunei(I)79, Cambodia(I)6, China(I)18, India(I)58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 75, 76, 77, 80, India-ISO(I)7, Indonesia-ISO(I)57, 80, Java(N)80, Kalimantan(N)57, Laos(I)6, Malaysia-ISO(I)54, 80, Nepal(I)16, 67, Pakistan(I)12, 55, Peninsular Malaysia(N)80, Philippines(I)24, 80, Ryukyu Is(I)15, Sabah(N)80, Singapore(I)78, Sri Lanka(I)9, Sumatra(N)80, Taiwan(I)18, 53, 56, Thailand(I)44, 80, Vietnam(I)6 Australasia2: Papua New Guinea(I)2 Caribbean3, 19, 40, 81: Bahamas(I)81, Dominican Republic(I)40, Jamaica(I)3 Central America32, 36, 82, 83, 84, 85: Belize(N)86, Costa Rica(N)87, El Salvador(N)33, 84, Guatemala(N)33, 88, Honduras(N)33, Mexico(N)85, Mexico (North & Central)(N)32, Mexico (South East)(N)82, 83, Nicaragua(N)36, 89, Panama(N)21, 26, 33, 90 China: Guangdong18, Guangxi18, Yunnan18 India: Andhra Pradesh75, Arunachal Pradesh62, Assam66, Bihar68, Dadra-Nagar-Haveli64, Delhi69, Goa66, Gujarat58, Haryana70, Himachal Pradesh66, Jammu-Kashmir66, Karnataka59, Kerala71, Madhaya Pradesh72, Maharashtra65, Manipur66, Meghalaya66, Mizoram66, Nagaland66, Orissa66, Pondicherry66, Punjab73, Rajasthan61, Sikkim66, Tamil Nadu60, Tripura63, Uttar Pradesh77, West Bengal76, Yanan66 Indian Ocean8, 10, 11, 17, 91, 92: Chagos Archipelago(I)92, Madagascar(I)17, Mauritius(I)8, 11, Reunion(I)8, 11, Rodrigues(I)91, Seychelles(I)10 North America93: United States(N)22, 88, 89, 93, 94 Pacific Ocean13, 43, 95, 96, 97, 98: Fiji(I)13, Hawaii(I)96, Marshall Is(I)97, Northern Marianas(I)97, Ogasawara-Shoto(I)98, Society Is(I)43 South America1, 2, 8, 99: Brazil(N)30, Colombia(N)19, 26, 27, 88, Ecuador(N)88, French Guiana(N)29, Guyana(U)99, Peru(N)31, Surinam(I)99, Venezuela(N)19, 26, 31, 87, 88 United States: Florida93, Texas93 (N = native, I = introduced, U = uncertain status) |
Habitats (for Africa only) |
Cultivated1 |
Literature citations |
Description1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18, 24, 36, 40, 44, 47, 53, 54, 80, 81, 100, 101, 102; Illustration2, 4, 6, 8, 44, 53, 101 |
Sources |
2005-04 SeneviratneGI (Sinhala & Tamil vern. names); Coordinator: 1994 Nielsen IC & Rico ML |
References |
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