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Pithecellobium

The genus Pithecellobium is in the family Leguminosae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Pithecellobium

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Pithecellobium albicaule Britton & Rose Accepted H ILDIS
Pithecellobium bahamense Northr. Accepted H ILDIS
Pithecellobium benthamianum Miq. Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium bertolonii Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Pithecellobium bifoliolatum (author) Rusby Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium bijugatum Schery Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium bipinnatum L.Rico Accepted H ILDIS
Pithecellobium brevipes (K. Schum.) Mohlenbr. Accepted M TRO
Pithecellobium brownii Standl. Accepted H ILDIS
Pithecellobium caesalpinioides Standl. Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium campechense Lundell Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium candidum (Kunth) Benth. Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium circinale (L.) Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Pithecellobium cochliacarpum (Gomes) J.F. Macbr. Accepted M TRO
Pithecellobium concinnum Pittier Accepted H ILDIS
Pithecellobium cordifolium Morong & Britton Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium cynodonticum Barneby & J.W.Grimes Accepted H ILDIS
Pithecellobium decandrum Ducke Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium discolor Britton Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium diversifolium Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Pithecellobium domingense Alain Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Pithecellobium elachistophyllum A. Gray ex S. Watson Accepted M TRO
Pithecellobium elegans Ducke Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium excelsum (Kunth) Mart. Accepted H ILDIS
Pithecellobium filipes (Vent.) Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Pithecellobium flavovirens Britton Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium furcatum Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Pithecellobium glaucescens Pittier Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium guaraniticum Chodat & Hassl. Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium guaricense Pittier Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium guatemalense (Record) Standl. Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium gummiferum Mart. Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium halogenes Standl. Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium hansemannii (F. Muell.) Mohlenbr. Accepted M TRO
Pithecellobium histrix (A.Rich.) Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Pithecellobium hymenaeafolium (Willd.) Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Pithecellobium insigne Micheli Accepted H ILDIS
Pithecellobium jiringa (Jack) Merr. Accepted M TRO
Pithecellobium johansenii Standl. Accepted H ILDIS
Pithecellobium keyense Coker Accepted H ILDIS
Pithecellobium laetum (Poepp.) Benth. Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium lanceolatum (Willd.) Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Pithecellobium larensis Cardenas Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium lentiscifolium (A. Rich.) C. Wright ex Sauvalle Accepted M TRO
Pithecellobium leucosericeum A.R.Molina Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium longipendulum Forero & A.H.Gentry Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium macrandrium Donn.Sm. Accepted H ILDIS
Pithecellobium maestrense Urb. Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium marthae (Britton & Killip) Niezgoda & Nevl. Accepted M TRO
Pithecellobium mataybifolium Sandwith Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium micradenium Benth. Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium microchlamys Pittier Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium mucronatum Coker Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium nicoyanum (Britton & Rose) Niezgoda & Nev Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium obliquifoliolatum (De Wild.) Aubrév. Accepted M TRO
Pithecellobium oblongum Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Pithecellobium obovale (A. Rich.) C. Wright ex Sauvalle Accepted M TRO
Pithecellobium pachypus Pittier Accepted H ILDIS
Pithecellobium peckii S.F.Blake Accepted H ILDIS
Pithecellobium pistaciifolium Standl. Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium platycarpum Merr. Accepted H ILDIS
Pithecellobium roseum Spruce ex Benth. Accepted M TRO
Pithecellobium salutare Benth. Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium seleri Harms Accepted H ILDIS
Pithecellobium spinulosum Pittier Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium splendens Prain Accepted M TRO
Pithecellobium steyermarkii Schery Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium striolatum Urb. Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium tenue Craib Accepted H ILDIS
Pithecellobium tonduzii (Britton & Rose) Standl. Accepted M TRO
Pithecellobium tuerckheimii (Britton & Rose) Standl. & Steyerm. Accepted M TRO
Pithecellobium unguis-cati (L.) Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Pithecellobium velutinum Britton & Rose Accepted L ILDIS
Pithecellobium vietnamense I.C.Nielsen Accepted H ILDIS

Statistics

The Plant List includes 545 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Pithecellobium. Of these 75 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 35 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Pithecellobium. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 545 species names for the genus Pithecellobium recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 75 13.8%
Synonym 438 80.4%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 32 5.9%

All names

The status of the 580 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Pithecellobium recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
Accepted 77 13.3%
Synonym 471 81.2%
Unplaced 0 0%
Unassessed 32 5.5%

Of these names,

A further 23 name records indicate where names have been misapplied.

The confidence with which the status of the 545 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Pithecellobium, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 28 398 0 0 426 78.2%
Medium confidence 13 28 0 0 41 7.5%
Low confidence 34 12 0 32 78 14.3%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Pithecellobium, are as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
ILDIS 62 403 0 0 23 488 89.5%
Tropicos 13 35 0 10 0 58 10.6%
WCSP (in review) 0 0 0 22 0 22 4.0%