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Taxon:  Zapoteca portoricensis (Jacq.) H. M. Hern.



Summary
Genus:
Zapoteca
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Mimosoideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
314057
Place of publication:
Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 73:758. 1987 ("1986")
Verified:
07/24/1989 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Mimosa portoricensis Jacq.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Acacia portoricensis (Jacq.) Willd.
Anneslia portoricensis (Jacq.) Donn. Sm.
Calliandra portoricensis (Jacq.) Benth.

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Reference(s)
  1. Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M. T. Strong. Flora of the West Indies (on-line resource).
  2. Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
  3. Hammel, B. E. et al., eds. Manual de plantas de Costa Rica. 2003-
  4. Hernández, H. M. 1989. Systematics of Zapoteca (Leguminosae). Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 76:818.
  5. Hoc, P. S. 1992. Calliandra (Leguminosae, Mimosoideae) en la Argentina. Darwiniana 31:205.
  6. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
  7. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  8. Liogier, H. A. & L. F. Martorell. Flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands: a systematic synopsis. 1982
  9. Rico, L. & T. Pennington. 2012. Review of Fabaceae Neotropical Mimosoideae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm.
Common names
Spanish
efesillo –
guaje blanco –
pelo de ángel –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern America Mexico  
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilCeara 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilGoias 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMato Grosso 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPara 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPernambuco 
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanHispaniola  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanJamaica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanPuerto Rico  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanVirgin Islands (U.S.)  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCentral America  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMisiones 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaBoliviaSanta Cruz 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
2Cultivated     
4NaturalizedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  
4NaturalizedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  
4NaturalizedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaTogo  
Native
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Ceara, Goias, Mato Grosso, Para, Pernambuco]
  • CARIBBEAN: Hispaniola, Grenada, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands (U.S.)
  • MESOAMERICA: Central America
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Misiones]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia [Santa Cruz], Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
Cultivated ()
Naturalized
Africa
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ghana, Nigeria, Togo
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
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://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=314057. Accessed 21 July 2025.


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