Pithecellobium unguis-cati

Pithecellobium unguis-cati
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification Edit this 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
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.

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.

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