Lysiloma divaricatum is a flowering tree native to Mexico and Central America.

Common names include mauto, quitaz, and tepemesquite in Mexico, quebracho in Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua, and quebracho negro, tepemisque, and yaje in El Salvador.

[2] Lysiloma divaricatum is typically a small to medium-sized tree, densely branched, with an open spreading crown up to 15 meters high.

[2] Lysiloma divaricatum ranges from northern Mexico to Costa Rica.

It is often found on slopes growing on volcanic and sandy clay soils.