Taxon:  Chloroleucon tenuiflorum (Benth.) Barneby & J. W. Grimes



Summary
Genus:
Chloroleucon
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
405174
Place of publication:
Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):145.  1996
Verified:
05/01/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Pithecellobium tenuiflorum Benth.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Pithecellobium scalare Griseb.

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Conservation Status

Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Spanish (Argentina, Paraguay)espinillo  2Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):145.
Spanish (Argentina, Paraguay)tatare  2Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):145.
Spanish (Bolivia)juno  2Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):145.
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNotecitation_id
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilGoiás 0
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMinas Gerais 0
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaCorrientes 0
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMisiones 0
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaParaguay  0
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia  0
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Goiás, Minas Gerais]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Corrientes, Misiones], Paraguay

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=405174. Accessed 17 April 2026.