Biology:Lysiloma

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Short description: Genus of legumes

Lysiloma
Lysiloma latisiliquum-leaves and seedpods.jpg
Lysiloma latisiliquum leaves and seedpods
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Lysiloma
Benth.[1]

Lysiloma is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae.[1]

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.[2]

Species

There are eight accepted species:[2]

  • 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.[3][4]

Formerly placed here

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Lysiloma Benth.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1999-03-05. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?7076. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Lysiloma Benth.". Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 26 August 2021. [1]
  3. "GRIN Species Records of Lysiloma". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?7076. 
  4. "Lysiloma". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=26771. Retrieved 2010-10-01. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q6710182 entry