False tamarind
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Genus:
Lysiloma
Species:
L. latisiliquum
Binomial name
Lysiloma latisiliquum
Synonyms

Acacia bahamensis (Benth.) Griseb.
Acacia latisiliqua (L.) Willd.
Leucaena latisiliqua (L.) Gillis
Lysiloma bahamense Benth.
Mimosa latisiliqua L.

Lysiloma latisiliquum, commonly known as false tamarind or wild tamarind, is a species of tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to southern Florida in the United States, the Bahamas, Cuba, southern Mexico, and Belize.[1] Its wood is sometimes traded as sabicu wood.

References

  1. ^ a b Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Lysiloma latisiliquum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T62020988A149016840. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T62020988A149016840.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

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