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Guadeloupe blackbead
Scientific Name: Cojoba graciliflora
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Shrub
Duration: Perennial
Other Names:
Guadeloupe Blackbead
The Guadeloupe blackbead is known for its attractive appearance and interesting seed pods.
Considerations for Pets
- This plant produces pods that are shaped like beads and contain black seeds, which might be attractive to animals.
Considerations for Children
- The plant produces pods that are shaped like beads and contain black seeds, which might be attractive to children.
Scientific Name and Common Names
- Scientific Name: Cojoba graciliflora
- Common Name: Guadeloupe Blackbead
- Other scientific names include: Pithecellobium graciliflorum, Pithecellobium guadalupense.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Family: Leguminosae/Fabaceae (Pea and Bean Family)
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to central America.
- Has been reported in Dade County, Florida.
- Also found in Guadeloupe, Nuevo Leon, MX; Hawaii County, HI, US; Baha de Banderas, NAY.
- The distribution includes coasts of south Florida.
Morphological Characteristics
- An attractive tree with bright green foliage.
- The pinnae have from 5 to 6.
- Produces clusters of creamy-white flowers.
- Displays stunning red pods shaped like a string of beads containing black seeds.
Further Information
- Discover Life offers a page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Cojoba graciliflora.
- USDA provides an Interactive Native Range Distribution Map for Pithecellobium guadalupense with Hardiness Zones.