Taxon:  Piptadenia flava (Spreng. ex DC.) Benth.



Summary
Genus:
Piptadenia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Mimoseae
Nomen number:
447458
Place of publication:
Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30:371.  1875
Verified:
12/06/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Acacia flava Spreng. ex DC.

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  2. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  3. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
  4. Missouri Botanical Garden. W³Tropicos (on-line resource).
  5. Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala.
  6. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoColima McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMorelos McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaCosta Rica   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaGuatemala   
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaNicaragua  Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
1NativeSouthern AmericaCentral AmericaPanama   
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBolivia   
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia   
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Morelos, Oaxaca]
Southern America
  • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Reference(s)
  1. Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45
  2. Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75
  3. McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana.
  4. Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3).
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://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=447458. Accessed 2 October 2026.