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Taxon:  Zygia latifolia (L.) Fawc. & Rendle



Summary
Genus:
Zygia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
311932
Place of publication:
Fl. Jamaica 4:149. 1920
Verified:
06/19/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Zygia latifolia (L.) Fawc. & Rendle var. communis Barneby & J. W. Grimes (0 active accession[s])
Zygia latifolia (L.) Fawc. & Rendle var. lasiopus (Benth.) Barneby & J. W. Grimes (0 active accession[s])
Zygia latifolia (L.) Fawc. & Rendle var. latifolia (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Zygia arborescens J. St.-Hil.
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Reference(s)
  1. Adams, C. 1972. Flowering plants of Jamaica
  2. Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1997. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part II. Pithecellobium, Cojoba, and Zygia. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(2):120.
  3. Britton, N. L. & J. N. Rose. 1928. Mimosaceae. North American flora 23(1):39. Note: ser. 1, 1905-1957; ser. 2, 1954-1972
  4. Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
  5. Lewis, G. P. & P. E. Owen. 1989. Legumes of the Ilha de Maraca
  6. Macbride, J. F. et al., eds. 1936-. Flora of Peru Note: = Pithecellobium latifolium (L.) Benth.
  7. Nielsen, I. C. 1981. Tribe 5. Ingeae Benth. Advances in legume systematics. 1:188. Note: accepts the genus Zygia with Z. latifolia type)
  8. Pittier, H. F. et al. 1945-1947. Catálogo de la flora venezolana.
  9. Pulle, A. A. et al., eds. 1932-. Flora of Suriname. Note: = Pithecellobium latifolium (L.) Benth.
  10. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943-1980. Flora of Panama. Note: = Pithecellobium latifolium (L.) Benth.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoTabasco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz de Ignacio de la Llave 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazil  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanBarbados  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanCuba e.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHaiti s.w.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHispaniola  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica e.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and GrenadinesSaint Vincent 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and Tobago Trinidad
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCentral America Honduras to Panama
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama e.
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay e.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia n.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador e.
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru e.
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Barbados, Cuba (e.), Grenada, Haiti (s.w.), Jamaica (e.), Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad), St. Vincent and Grenadines [Saint Vincent]
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Central America (Honduras to Panama), Panama (e.)
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • BRAZIL: Brazil
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia (n.), Colombia, Ecuador (e.), Peru (e.)
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Paraguay (e.)
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=311932. Accessed 6 May 2025.