- Source: Lysiloma
Lysiloma is a genus of flowering plants belonging to 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 Bahamas, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
Species
There are eight accepted species:
Lysiloma acapulcense (Kunth) Benth. Mexico to Nicaragua
Lysiloma auritum (Schltdl.) Benth. southern Mexico to Costa Rica
Lysiloma candidum Brandegee Baja California Peninsula
Lysiloma divaricatum (Jacq.) J.F.Macbr. Mexico to Costa Rica
Lysiloma latisiliquum (L.) Benth. – false tamarind. Southern Mexico, Belize, Cuba, Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, Florida.
Lysiloma sabicu Benth. – sabicu, horseflesh. southeastern Mexico, Cuba, Hispaniola, Bahamas, Florida
Lysiloma tergeminum Benth. central and southwestern Mexico
Lysiloma watsonii 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
Lysiloma polyphyllum was reclassified as Parasenegalia visco
References
External links
Media related to Lysiloma at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Lysiloma at Wikispecies