Lysiloma latisiliquum

{{Short description|Species of legume}}

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|image = The North American sylva; or, A description of the forest trees of the United States, Canada and Nova Scotia. Considered particularly with respect to their use in the arts and their introduction into (14778618571).jpg

|status = LC

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI). |author2=IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group |date=2019 |title=Lysiloma latisiliquum |volume=2019 |page=e.T62020988A149016840 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T62020988A149016840.en |access-date=20 November 2021}}

|genus = Lysiloma

|species = latisiliquum

|authority = (L.) Benth.

|synonyms = Acacia bahamensis (Benth.) Griseb.

Acacia latisiliqua (L.) Willd.

Leucaena latisiliqua (L.) Gillis

Lysiloma bahamense Benth.

Lysiloma bahamensis Benth.

Mimosa latisiliqua L.

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Lysiloma latisiliquum, commonly known as false tamarind or wild tamarind, is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae, that is native to southern Florida in the United States, the Bahamas, Cuba, southern Mexico, and Belize. Its wood is sometimes traded as sabicu wood.

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