''Lysiloma'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
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The genus is native to the Americas, and species range from Arizona and New Mexico through Mexico and Central America to Costa Rica, and in Florida, Cuba, Hispaniola, the Bahamas, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
["''Lysiloma'' Benth.". ''Plants of the World Online'', Kew Science. Accessed 26 August 2021]
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Species
There are eight accepted species:[
* '']Lysiloma acapulcense
''Lysiloma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae.
The genus is native to the Americas, and species range from Arizona and New Mexico through Mexico and Central America to Costa Rica, and in Florida, Cuba, Hispaniola, the Baham ...
'' (Kunth) Benth. Mexico to Nicaragua
* ''Lysiloma auritum
''Lysiloma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae.
The genus is native to the Americas, and species range from Arizona and New Mexico through Mexico and Central America to Costa Rica, and in Florida, Cuba, Hispaniola, the Baham ...
'' (Schltdl.) Benth. southern Mexico to Costa Rica
* ''Lysiloma candidum
''Lysiloma candidum'', most commonly known as the palo blanco, is a tree of the family Fabaceae near-endemic to the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico. It may grow to a height of and is one of the few spineless woody legumes in the region. It ...
'' Brandegee Baja California Peninsula
* ''Lysiloma divaricatum
''Lysiloma divaricatum'' is a flowering tree native to Mexico and Central America. Common names include mauto, quitaz, and tepemesquite in Mexico, quebracho in Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua, and quebracho negro, tepemisque, and yaje in El Salv ...
'' (Jacq.) J.F.Macbr. Mexico to Costa Rica
* ''Lysiloma latisiliquum
''Lysiloma latisiliquum'', commonly known as false tamarind or wild tamarind, is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae, that is native to southern Florida
Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Fl ...
'' (L.) Benth. – false tamarind. Southern Mexico, Belize, Cuba, Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, Florida.
* ''Lysiloma sabicu
''Lysiloma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae.
The genus is native to the Americas, and species range from Arizona and New Mexico through Mexico and Central America to Costa Rica, and in Florida, Cuba, Hispaniola, the Baham ...
'' Benth. – sabicu, horseflesh. southeastern Mexico, Cuba, Hispaniola, Bahamas, Florida
* ''Lysiloma tergeminum
''Lysiloma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae.
The genus is native to the Americas, and species range from Arizona and New Mexico through Mexico and Central America to Costa Rica, and in Florida, Cuba, Hispaniola, the Baham ...
'' Benth. central and southwestern Mexico
* ''Lysiloma watsonii
''Lysiloma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae.
The genus is native to the Americas, and species range from Arizona and New Mexico through Mexico and Central America to Costa Rica, and in Florida, Cuba, Hispaniola, the Baham ...
'' Rose – littleleaf false tamarind. Native to southeastern Arizona's Rincon Mountains and in Sonora, Mexico.
Formerly placed here
* ''Lysiloma ambiguum'' and ''L. vogeliana'' were reclassified as ''Parasenegalia vogeliana
''Parasenegalia'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Mimosoideae. It is found in tropical areas of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America.
Species list
The genus ''Parasene ...
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* ''Lysiloma polyphyllum'' was reclassified as ''Parasenegalia visco
''Parasenegalia visco'' is a perennial tree found at higher elevations in northern Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru. It has also been introduced to Africa. Common names for it include arca, visco, viscote, viscote blanco and viscote negro.
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