Pithecellobium dulce(PIFDU)
Overview Code created in: 1996-10-28
- EPPO Code: PIFDU
- Preferred name: Pithecellobium dulce
- Authority: (Roxburgh) Bentham
Mexico, Central America, South America (northwest). Planted as a hedge or shade tree. The pods, leaves, seeds and wood find numerous uses. Introduced in Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Indochina, Malesia, China (including Taiwan), tropical Africa (mainly eastern), Madagascar, USA (southern), Caribbean, northeast Brazil, New Guinea
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| blackbead | English |
| Madras thorn | English |
| manila-tamarind | English |
| anamuchil | Spanish (HN) |
| costeno | Spanish (HN) |
| espino de plaja | Spanish (NI) |
| guamuchil | Spanish (HN) |
| juguay | Spanish (GT) |
| mongollano blanco | Spanish (MX) |
| tamarindeiro-de-Manila | Portuguese |
| vagem-de-macaco | Portuguese |
| kankra badam | Bengali |
| sain babla | Bengali |
| niú tí dòu | Chinese |
| 牛蹄豆 | Chinese |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Fabids (
1FABD )
Order
Fabales (
1FABO )
Family
Fabaceae (
1LEGF )
Subfamily
Caesalpinioideae (
1CAES )
Genus
Pithecellobium (
1PIFG )
Species
Pithecellobium dulce (
PIFDU )