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Lysiloma candidum

Lysiloma candidum

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitTree
Growth—

Lysiloma candidum is a plant of low to medium elevations in the semi-arid and arid regions of sub-tropical northwest Mexico. Requires a sunny position in a well-drained soil. Lysiloma species are generally adaptable to a range of soils[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Lysiloma+candidum>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

  1. [1]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
  2. [2]Trees and Shrubs of Mexico — Standley P.C. · Smithsonian Institution; Washington · 1926 ↩︎Although dated, it contains a wealth of information on the trees and shrubs of Mexico, including many of their uses. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
  3. [3]Biblioteca Digital de la Medicina Tradicional Mexicana — http://www.medicinatradicionalmexicana.unam.mx/index.php ↩︎A very valuable on-line resource with detailed information on many hundreds of medicinal plants used in Mexico
  4. [4]Contributions from the U.S. National Herbarium Vol. 16 — Government Printing Office; Washingtom · 1912-1916 ↩︎A botanical journal with various articles on plant systematics.
  5. [5]Contributions from the U. S. National Herbarium Vol. 05 — Washington Government Printing Office; Washington · 1897 - 1901 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ ↩︎A botanical journal with a range of articles. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
  6. [6]Notes on Useful Plants of Mexico — Rose J.N. · 1899 ↩︎Brief notes on some of the useful plants of Mexico for food, medicine and various commodities
  7. [7]Tropical Timbers of the World. Ag. Handbook No. 607. — Chudnoff. Martin. · USDA Forest Service. Wisconsin. · 1984 ↩︎Terse details on the properties of the wood of almost 400 species of trees from the Tropics.