Pithecellobium unguis-cati

{{Short description|Species of legume}}

{{Speciesbox

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|status = EN

|status_system = IUCN2.3

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|taxon = Pithecellobium unguis-cati

|authority = (L.) Benth.

|synonyms =

• Feuilleea unguis-cati {{small|(L.) Kuntze}}
• Feuilleea unguis-cati var. latifolia {{small|Kuntze}}
• Inga felina {{small|Stokes}}
• Inga guadalupensis {{small|(Pers.) Desv.}}
• Inga microphylla {{small|Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.}}
• Inga unguis-cati {{small|(L.) Willd.}}
• Mimosa guadalupensis {{small|Pers.}}
• Mimosa microphylla {{small|Poir., nom. illeg.}}
• Mimosa unguis-cati {{small|L.}}
• Pithecellobium flavovirens {{small|Britton}}
• Pithecellobium guadalupense {{small|(Pers.) Chapm.}}
• Pithecellobium guaricense {{small|Pittier}}
• Pithecellobium microchlamys {{small|Pittier}}
• Pithecellobium microphyllum {{small|(Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Benth.}}
• Pithecellobium paniculatum {{small|Pittier}}
• Pithecellobium pulchellum {{small|Pittier}}
• Pithecellobium saxosum {{small|Standl. & Steyerm.}}
• Pithecellobium seleri {{small|Harms}}
• Spiroloba unguis {{small|Raf.}}
• Zygia guadalupensis {{small|(Pers.) A.Heller}}
• Zygia unguis-cati {{small|(L.) Sudw.}}

|synonyms_ref = [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:515137-1 Pithecellobium unguis-cati (L.) Benth.] Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

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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.