flowering plant
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s in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily
Caesalpinioideae
Caesalpinioideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, placed in the large family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. Its name is formed from the generic name '' Caesalpinia''. It is known also as the peacock flower subfamily. The Caesalpinioideae ...
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Species
''Libidibia'' comprises the following species:
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Libidibia coriaria
''Libidibia coriaria'', synonym ''Caesalpinia coriaria'', is a leguminous tree or large shrub native to the Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, and northern and western South America. Common names include divi-divi, cascalote, guaracabuya, gua ...
'' (Jacq.) Schltdl.—divi-divi (
Mexico
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Central America
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South America
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* '' Libidibia ferrea'' (Mart. ex Tul.) L.P.Queiroz—Brazilian ironwood, leopard tree
** var. ''ferrea'' (Mart. ex Tul.) L.P.Queiroz
** var. ''glabrescens'' (Benth.) L.P.Queiroz
** var. ''leiostachya'' (Benth.) L.P.Queiroz
** var. ''parvifolia'' (Benth.) L.P.Queiroz
* '' Libidibia glabrata'' (Kunth) C.Cast. & G.P.Lewis
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Libidibia monosperma
''Libidibia monosperma'' is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,Libidibia paraguariensis'' (D.Parodi) G.P.Lewis—ibirá-berá, guayacaú negro, Argentinian brown ebony (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay)
* '' Libidibia punctata'' (Willd.) Britton—quebrahacha, kibrahacha in Aruba
* '' Libidibia sclerocarpa'' (Standl.) Britton & Rose