Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2659)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)
Genus: Anadenanthera (1)
Epithet: colubrina (Vell.) Brenan (1)
Synonyms: Acacia colubrina Mart., Mimosa colubrina Vell., Piptadenia colubrina (Vell.) Benth.
colubrina => snake like