Lysiloma ambigua

Overview

Lysiloma ambigua is a tree or large shrub native to Mexico and Central America, growing in tropical dry forest habitats of the Pacific slope. It produces s

Lysiloma ambigua is a tree or large shrub native to Mexico and Central America, growing in tropical dry forest habitats of the Pacific slope. It produces small spherical to cylindrical flower heads with numerous white stamens and bipinnately compound leaves, bearing flat, elongated seed pods characteristic of the genus. Lysiloma species are ecologically important components of Mexican and Central American tropical dry forests.