Sphinga

Sphinga prehensilis is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is a perennial shrub endemic to Cuba.^[1] It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.^[2]

Sphinga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Clade:	Mimosoid clade
Genus:	Sphinga Barneby & J.W.Grimes (1996)
Species:	S. prehensilis
Binomial name
Sphinga prehensilis (C.Wright) Barneby & J.W.Grimes (1996)
Synonyms[1]
Calliandra prehensilis C.Wright (1869) Feuilleea prehensilis (C.Wright) Kuntze (1891) Havardia prehensilis (C.Wright) Britton & Rose (1928) Pithecellobium prehensile (C.Wright) Benth. (1875)