''Libidibia'' is a genus of

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s in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.

Species

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

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, the Caribbean, 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, kibrahacha in Aruba * ''

Libidibia sclerocarpa ''Libidibia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Species ''Libidibia'' comprises the following species: * '' Libidibia coriaria'' (Jacq.) Schltdl.—divi-divi (Mexico, Central A ...

'' (Standl.) Britton & Rose

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Caesalpinieae Fabaceae genera {{Caesalpinioideae-stub