Native plant · FABACEAE
Pithecellobium unguis-cati
CATCLAW BLACKBEAD
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Pithecellobium unguis-cati. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Pithecellobium unguis-cati
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Genus
- Pithecellobium
- Order
- FABALES
- Classification
- Dicots
- Recorded status
- Native; UPL (NWPL); FAC (DEP)
- Florida range
- Florida Keys · South Florida · Central Florida
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Monroe; Collier; Lee; Manatee; Sarasota; Brevard; Miami-Dade; Hillsborough; Charlotte
Where documented in Florida
Monroe; Collier; Lee; Manatee; Sarasota; Brevard; Miami-Dade; Hillsborough; Charlotte
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Pithecellobium
- Pithecellobium bahamense — BAHAMA BLACKBEAD
- Pithecellobium keyense — FLORIDA KEYS BLACKBEAD; Blackbead
Data provenance
Florida Seed Bank preserves source attribution and separates documented records from interpretation. See the plant data credits for directory sourcing and licensing notes.