Lysiloma latisiliquum

False tamarind
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Lysiloma
Species:	L. latisiliquum
Binomial name
	Lysiloma latisiliquum; (L.) Benth.
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

^ ^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. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

External links

http://www.backyardnature.net/yucatan/bean-fam.htm

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[IUCN-1] Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Lysiloma latisiliquum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T62020988A149016840. Retrieved 11 August 2020.

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