Microlobius foetidus(Jacq.) M.Sousa & G.Andrade

WFO wfo-0000187400 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Microlobius foetidus, photographed by Arturo Castro Castro
fig. a Arturo Castro Castro, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-05-27 / obs. 201938468
Microlobius foetidus, photographed by Francisco Farriols Sarabia
fig. b Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 191992447
Microlobius foetidus, photographed by Francisco Farriols Sarabia
fig. c Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 124953396
Microlobius foetidus, photographed by Francisco Farriols Sarabia
fig. d Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 124951665
Microlobius foetidus, photographed by Francisco Farriols Sarabia
fig. e Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 124951905
Microlobius foetidus, photographed by Juan Cruzado Cortés
fig. f Juan Cruzado Cortés, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 37804680
Microlobius foetidus, photographed by Francisco Farriols Sarabia
fig. g Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 36890031
Microlobius foetidus, photographed by Francisco Farriols Sarabia
fig. h Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 36898479

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Native range 9 botanical countries

Regions where Microlobius foetidus is native: Mexico Central, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Argentina Northeast, Bolivia, Brazil West-Central, Honduras, Paraguay, Venezuela Mexico CentralMexico NorthwestMexico SouthwestArgentina NortheastBoliviaBrazil West-CentralHondurasParaguayVenezuela
Native distribution of Microlobius foetidus, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Argentina Northeast AGE SOUTHERN AMERICA
Bolivia BOL
Brazil West-Central BZC
Honduras HON
Paraguay PAR
Venezuela VEN
Mexico Central MXC NORTHERN AMERICA
Mexico Northwest MXN
Mexico Southwest MXS

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 16 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Acacia foetida (Jacq.) Kunth
  • Feuilleea paraguensis (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Goldmania foetida (Jacq.) Standl.
  • Goldmania paraguensis (Benth.) Brenan
  • Goldmania platycarpa Rose ex Micheli
  • Inga foetida (Jacq.) Willd.
  • Microlobius foetidus subsp. foetidus
  • Microlobius foetidus subsp. paraguensis (Benth.) M.Sousa & G.Andrade
  • Microlobius mimosoides C.Presl
  • Mimosa foetida Jacq.
  • Piptadenia foetida (Jacq.) Benth.
  • Piptadenia paraguayensis (Benth.) Lindm.
  • Piptadenia paraguensis (Benth.) Lindm.
  • Piptadenia platycarpa (Rose ex Micheli) J.F.Macbr.
  • Piptadenia quadrifolia N.E.Br.
  • Pithecellobium paraguense Benth.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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