Lysiloma

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Ingeae
Genus: Lysiloma
Species: L. acapulcense – L. auritum – L. candidum – L. divaricatum – L. latisiliquum – L. sabicu – L. tergeminum – L. watsonii
Name

Lysiloma Benth., London J. Bot. 3: 82. (1844)

Type species: Lysiloma latisiliquum (L.) Benth., Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 534. (1875)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Southern Central USA
Arizona
Regional: Southeastern USA
Florida
Regional: Mexico
Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
Continental: Southern America
Regional: Caribbean
Bahamas, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Turks-Caicos Is.
Regional: Central America
Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua
Introduced into:
Andaman Is., East Himalaya, Free State, French Guiana, India, Kenya, Nicobar Is., Trinidad-Tobago, West Himalaya, Windward Is.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Bentham, G. 1844. London J. Bot. 3: 82

Additional references

WCVP . Lysiloma in World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), version 2.0. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 15 . Reference page. 

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Lysiloma in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 15. Reference page. 
Hassler, M. 2022. Lysiloma. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 October 15. Reference page. 
Tropicos.org 2022. Lysiloma. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 October 2022.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Lysiloma. Published online. Accessed: October 15 2022.

Vernacular names
English: false tamarind

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

Lysiloma ambiguum and L. vogeliana were reclassified as Parasenegalia vogeliana
Lysiloma polyphyllum was reclassified as Parasenegalia visco

References

"Lysiloma Benth". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1999-03-05. Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
"Lysiloma Benth.". Plants of the World Online, Kew Science. Accessed 26 August 2021. [1]
"GRIN Species Records of Lysiloma". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2008-10-15. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
"Lysiloma". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2010-10-01.