Lysiloma sabicu

Lysiloma sabicu
	In bloom in April
	Cultivated specimens
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Clade:	Mimosoid clade
Genus:	Lysiloma
Species:	L. sabicu
Binomial name
	Lysiloma sabicu; Benth.
Synonyms
	Acacia latisiliqua var. paucifoliola DC.; Leucaena formosa Griseb.; Lysiloma formosum Hitchc.; Lysiloma paucifoliolum (DC.) Hitchc. & Northrop;

Lysiloma sabicu, the sabicu, horseflesh, or horseflesh mahogony, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.^[3]^[4] It is native to the Bahamas, Cuba, and Hispaniola, and it has been introduced to Florida and Puerto Rico.^[2] A tree reaching 20 m (66 ft), it is typically found growing on limestone soils, but also on lateritic and serpentine soils, in a variety of forest and shrubland types at elevations from 4 m (10 ft) to 1,100 m (3,600 ft).^[1] A source of sabicu wood, it has been assessed as Least Concern.^[1]