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 Benth. – Mexico to NicaraguaLysiloma auritum Benth. – southern Mexico to Costa RicaLysiloma candidum Brandegee – Baja California PeninsulaLysiloma divaricatum J.F.Macbr. – Mexico to Costa RicaLysiloma latisiliquum Benth. - false tamarind. Southern Mexico, Belize, Cuba, Bahamas, Turks & Caicos, Florida.Lysiloma sabicu Benth. - sabicu, horseflesh. Southeastern Mexico, Cuba, Hispaniola, Bahamas, FloridaLysiloma tergeminum Benth. central and southwestern MexicoLysiloma watsonii Rose - littleleaf false tamarind, featherbush, feather tree. Native to southeastern Arizona's Rincon Mountains and in Sonora, Mexico.
Formerly placed here
Lysiloma ambiguum and L. vogeliana were reclassified as Parasenegalia vogelianaLysiloma polyphyllum was reclassified as ''Parasenegalia visco''