''Libidibia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the family

Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...

. It includes seven species of trees and shrubs native to the tropical Americas, ranging from northern Mexico to northern Argentina. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical forest and scrub, thorn forest (including

caatinga Caatinga () is a type of semi-arid tropical vegetation, and an ecoregion characterized by this vegetation in interior northeastern Brazil. The name "Caatinga" comes from the Tupi word '' ka'atinga'', meaning "white forest" or "white vegetat ...

), and savanna woodland. It belongs to the subfamily

Caesalpinioideae Caesalpinioideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, placed in the large family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. Its name is formed from the generic name '' Caesalpinia''. It is known also as the peacock flower subfamily. The Caesalpinioideae a ...

Species

''Libidibia'' comprises the following species: * '' Libidibia coriaria'' (Jacq.) Schltdl.—divi-divi (

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, the

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, northern

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) * '' Libidibia ferrea'' (Mart. ex Tul.) L.P.Queiroz—Brazilian ironwood, leopard tree ** var. ''ferrea'' (Mart. ex Tul.) L.P.Queiroz ** var. ''glabrescens'' (Benth.) L.P.Queiroz ** var. ''leiostachya'' (Benth.) L.P.Queiroz ** var. ''parvifolia'' (Benth.) L.P.Queiroz * '' Libidibia glabrata'' (Kunth) C.Cast. & G.P.Lewis * '' Libidibia monosperma'' (Tul.) Gagnon & G.P.Lewis * '' Libidibia paraguariensis'' (D.Parodi) G.P.Lewis—ibirá-berá, guayacaú negro, Argentinian brown ebony (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay) * '' Libidibia punctata'' (Willd.) Britton—quebrahacha * '' Libidibia sclerocarpa'' (Standl.) Britton & Rose

References

Caesalpinieae Fabaceae genera Flora of the Neotropical realm {{Caesalpinioideae-stub