Fabaceae
White stickpea
Zapoteca portoricensis
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Zapoteca
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 香水合欢, 香水羊须合欢
- English
- White stickpea
Synonyms
- Acacia alba Colla
- Acacia portoricensis (Jacq.) Willd.
- Anneslia portoricensis (Jacq.) Donn.Sm.
- Anneslia portoricensis (Jacq.) Britton
- Calliandra portoricensis (Jacq.) Benth.
- Feuilleea portoricensis (Jacq.) Kuntze
- Lysiloma marchiana Griseb.
- Mimosa guineensis Schum. & Thonn.
- Mimosa portoricensis Jacq.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Raffi Kojian, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Nemo bis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Anders Dahl, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ewen Cameron, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Abdul Hanif Arromy, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Abdul Hanif Arromy, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.