Lonchocarpus sericeus (Poir.) Kunth ex DC. (Prodr. 2: 260. 1825.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Martinique, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[], Puerto Rico (native)[], ], Bahamas (native), North America (Mexico), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Old World (W. Africa),
Common Names: Guamá (Cuba), Guamá bobo (Cuba),
Synonyms: Dalbergia domingensis Turpin ex Pers. (Syn. Pl. 2(2): 276. 1807.), Lonchocarpus domingensis (Turpin ex Pers.) DC. (Prodr. 2: 259. 1825., dry forest), Lonchocarpus sericeus (Poir.) Kunth ex DC. var. glabrescens Benth. (J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 4(Suppl.): 88. 1860.), Robinia latifolia sensu Spreng., non Poir. (Syst. Veg. ed., 16, 3: 247. 1826.), Robinia sericea Poir. (in J.B.A.P.M. de Lamarck, Encycl. 6: 226. 1804.),
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