Lysiloma latisiliquum

Lysiloma latisiliquum
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Clade:	Mimosoid clade
Genus:	Lysiloma
Species:	L. latisiliquum
Binomial name
	Lysiloma latisiliquum; (L.) Benth.
Synonyms
	Acacia bahamensis (Benth.) Griseb.; Acacia latisiliqua (L.) Willd.; Leucaena latisiliqua (L.) Gillis; Lysiloma bahamense Benth.; Lysiloma bahamensis Benth.; Mimosa latisiliqua L.

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.^[1] Its wood is sometimes traded as sabicu wood. The tannin-rich leaves have anti-parasitic properties, and are eaten by sheep as an adaptation to alleviate nematode infections.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Lysiloma latisiliquum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T62020988A149016840. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T62020988A149016840.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ Martínez-Ortíz-de-Montellano, C.; Vargas-Magaña, J.J.; Canul-Ku, H.L.; Miranda-Soberanis, R.; Capetillo-Leal, C.; Sandoval-Castro, C.A.; Hoste, H.; Torres-Acosta, J.F.J. (20 September 2010). "Effect of a tropical tannin-rich plant Lysiloma latisiliquum on adult populations of Haemonchus contortus in sheep". Veterinary Parasitology. 172 (3–4): 283–290. doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.04.040.

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[iucn_status_20_November_2021-1] Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Lysiloma latisiliquum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T62020988A149016840. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T62020988A149016840.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

[2] Martínez-Ortíz-de-Montellano, C.; Vargas-Magaña, J.J.; Canul-Ku, H.L.; Miranda-Soberanis, R.; Capetillo-Leal, C.; Sandoval-Castro, C.A.; Hoste, H.; Torres-Acosta, J.F.J. (20 September 2010). "Effect of a tropical tannin-rich plant Lysiloma latisiliquum on adult populations of Haemonchus contortus in sheep". Veterinary Parasitology. 172 (3–4): 283–290. doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2010.04.040.

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