-Plants (Kingdom Plantae)

-Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)

-Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)

-Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)

-Legumes, Milkworts, and Allies (Order Fabales)

-Legumes (Family Fabaceae)

-Acacias, Mimosas, Mesquites, and Allies

-Tribe Ingeae

-Blackbeads (Genus Pithecellobium)

-Madras Thorn (Pithecellobium dulce)

Madras Thorn is a fast-growing, medium-sized, evergreen tree native to tropical America. It is known for its twisted, reddish seed pods filled with sweet, tangy pulp. Fruit: Curved, reddish to pink pods with black seeds surrounded by edible, white to pinkish pulp.