Fabaceae
Catclaw blackbead
Pithecellobium unguis-cati
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Pithecellobium
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Catclaw blackbead
- Haitian Creole
- Grif chat
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.
- 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.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Dr Mary Gillham Archive Project, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Guillaume Martin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Guillaume Martin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Guillaume Martin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Guillaume Martin, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Jean Marie Le Pape, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Jean Marie Le Pape, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: franck terner, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: miguel martinez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: Solène Lise, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: saschaantipine, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: André Hyvrier, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.