Taxon: Lysiloma divaricatum (Jacq.) Benth.

Summary

Genus:

Lysiloma

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Caesalpinioideae

Tribe:

Ingeae

Nomen number:

23007

Place of publication:

W. G. Walpers, Repert. bot. syst. 5:594. 1846

Verified:

07/24/2001 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

8 (1 active, 1 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Mimosa divaricata Jacq.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)


Lysiloma microphyllum Benth.
Lysiloma schiedeanum Benth.
Lysiloma kellermannii Britton & Rose
Lysiloma seemannii Britton & Rose
Lysiloma calderonii Britton & Rose
Lysiloma australe Britton & Rose
Lysiloma chiapense Britton & Rose
Lysiloma salvadorense Britton & Rose
Lysiloma ortegae Britton & Rose
Lysiloma affine Britton & Rose
Lysiloma pueblense Britton & Rose
Lysiloma cayucense M. E. Jones
Lysiloma microphyllum Benth. var. microphyllum

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):260. Note: lists as Lysiloma divaricatum (Jacq.) J. F. Macbr.
McVaugh, R. 1983-. Flora Novo-Galiciana. Note: lists as Lysiloma divaricatum (Jacq.) J. F. Macbr.
Rzedowski, J. & R. McVaugh. 1966. La vegetación de Nueva Galicia. Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 9:97. Note: lists as Lysiloma divaricatum (Jacq.) J. F. Macbr.
Thompson, R. L. 1980. A revision of the genus Lysiloma (Leguminosae). Unpublished dissertation (Southern Illinois University). Note: lists as Lysiloma divaricatum (Jacq.) J. F. Macbr.
Thompson, R. L. 1994. pers. comm. Note: re. Spanish (South America) common names
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:750.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
Spanish (South America)	quebracho			2	Thompson, R. L. 1994. pers. comm. Note: re. Spanish (South America) common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja California (Norte)	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:750.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Baja California Sur	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:750.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:750.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:750.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:750.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:750.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:750.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Tamaulipas	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:750.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:750.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Aguascalientes	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:750.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Campeche	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:750.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:750.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:750.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:750.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:750.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:750.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:750.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:750.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:750.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:750.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:750.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:750.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:750.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Querétaro	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:750.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:750.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave	Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:750.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica		Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):260. Note: lists as Lysiloma divaricatum (Jacq.) J. F. Macbr.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador		Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):260. Note: lists as Lysiloma divaricatum (Jacq.) J. F. Macbr.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala		Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):260. Note: lists as Lysiloma divaricatum (Jacq.) J. F. Macbr.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras		Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):260. Note: lists as Lysiloma divaricatum (Jacq.) J. F. Macbr.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua		Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):260. Note: lists as Lysiloma divaricatum (Jacq.) J. F. Macbr.

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja California (Norte), Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Durango, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Zacatecas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Aguascalientes, Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Querétaro, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador

Reference(s)

Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):260. Note: lists as Lysiloma divaricatum (Jacq.) J. F. Macbr.
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:750.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=23007. Accessed 15 April 2026.