PLANTS Profile for Pithecellobium dulce (monkeypod)

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Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth.
monkeypod

Symbol:

PIDU

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		I
VI		I

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Photo of Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth.

Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Mexico, Guaymas. Usage Requirements.

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Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth.

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Distribution:
Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL, HI, TX), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 4 species in Pithecellobium

Classification:
Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Pithecellobium Mart. – blackbead
Species	Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth. – monkeypod

Introduced Information:
Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26871.

Related Web Sites:
Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth.

Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk: Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems

University of Hawaii Botany Department: Alien Plants of Hawaii

Time Generated: 10/06/2008 08:56 AM MDT