''Lysiloma latisiliquum'', commonly known as false tamarind or wild tamarind, is a species of

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in the family

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, that is native to southern

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in the United States, the Bahamas, Cuba, southern Mexico, and Belize. Its wood is sometimes traded as sabicu wood.

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latisiliquum Trees of Northern America Trees of the Bahamas Trees of Cuba Trees of Belize Trees of the Yucatán Peninsula {{Mimosoideae-stub