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Madras Thorn
Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0, via iNaturalist

Legumes: pea and bean family

Madras Thorn

Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth.

LC Least ConcernIntroduced by people

Names

EnglishMadras Thorn
Dutch—
SpanishGuamúchil
Chinese金龟树
Scientific namePithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth.

About this species

Pithecellobium dulce, commonly known as Manila tamarind, Madras thorn, monkeypod tree or camachile, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to the Pacific Coast and adjacent highlands of Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. It is also sometimes known as monkeypod, but that name is also used for several other plants, including Samanea saman. It is an introduced species and extensively naturalized in the Caribbean and Florida, as well as the Philippines and Guam via the Manila galleons. It has also been introduced to Cambodia, Thailand and South Asia, It is considered an invasive species in Hawaii.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusPithecellobium

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