common thorny tropical American tree having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum.

• 热带美洲的一种普通带刺乔木,黄色花,总状花序,镰刀状可食荚果,可产生优良木材,黄色染料和粘性胶。