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Lonchocarpus violaceus is a species of evergreen tree in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the Caribbean and northern South America. It has been introduced to Florida. Its names include lilac tree, greenheart, Spanish ash, and lancepod.
According to some sources L. violaceus was used by the Maya peoples to produce the alcoholic beverage, balché. It is likely they are actually referring to L. longistylus which was once synonymized with L. violaceus.
Lonchocarpus castilloi · Lonchocarpus chiricanus · Lonchocarpus minimiflorus · Lonchocarpus molinae · Lonchocarpus phaseolifolius · Lonchocarpus phlebophyllus · Lonchocarpus pluvialis · Lonchocarpus retifer · Lonchocarpus salvadorensis · Lonchocarpus sanctuarii · Lonchocarpus santarosanus · Lonchocarpus trifolius
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lonchocarpus violaceus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
