Lysiloma
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Lysiloma is a genus of flowering plant
s in the legume family, Fabaceae
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Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the legume family, Fabaceae
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
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Selected species
- Lysiloma acapulcense (Kunth) Benth.
- Lysiloma candidum Brandegee
- Lysiloma divaricatum (Jacq.) J.F.Macbr.
- Lysiloma latisiliquumLysiloma latisiliquumLysiloma latisiliquum, commonly known as False 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....
(L.) Benth. – False Tamarind - Lysiloma sabicu Benth. – Sabicu, Horseflesh
- Lysiloma tergeminum Benth.
- Lysiloma watsonii Rose – Littleleaf False Tamarind. Native to southeastern Arizona's Rincon Mountains and in Sonora, Mexico.