Lysiloma latisiliquum
| 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 (L.) Benth. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Acacia bahamensis (Benth.) Griseb. | |
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, the Caribbean, southern Mexico, and northern Central America.[1]
Its wood is sometimes traded as sabicu wood.
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References
- ↑ "Lysiloma latisiliquum (L.) Benth.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2002-10-08. Retrieved 2009-04-20.
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