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Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.)de Wit

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HIGHER TAXON: Mimoseae

GENUS: Leucaena Benth.

Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.)de Wit [Accepted]
    Acacia Miller leucocephala (Lam.)Link {Synonym}
    Leucaena glauca sensu auctt. {Misapplied Name}
    Leucaena glauca (L.)Benth. {Synonym}
    Mimosa L. glauca L. {Synonym}
    Mimosa L. leucocephala Lam. {Synonym}
  
VERNACULAR NAME: -
  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Angola-ISO (I) [8]; Burundi (I) [8]; Cape Verde (I) [8]
    Chad (I) [64]; Djibouti (I) [1765]; Egypt (I) [8]
    Equatorial Guinea-ISO (I) [8,11]; Ethiopia (I) [24]
    Ghana (I) [8]; Guinea (I) [11]; Guinea Bissau (I) [5]
    Ivory Coast (I) [8]; Kenya (I) [1]; Liberia (I) [8]
    Malawi (I) [8]; Mali (I) [8]; Mozambique (I) [6]
    Niger (I) [78]; Nigeria (I) [11]
    Sao Tome & Principe (I) [4]; Senegal (I) [11]
    Sierra Leone (I) [11]; Somalia (I) [8]
    South Africa (I) [19]; Sudan (I) [8]; Tanzania (I) [1]
    Togo (I) [23]; Uganda (I) [1]; Zaire (I) [7]
    Zimbabwe (I) [8]
  Caribbean
    Caribbean-TRP (U) [453,1056,1256,1299,1430,1470,1615]
  Central America
    Costa Rica (U) [1367]; Mexico (U) [1117,1188,1256,1470,1637]
    Panama (U) [1224]
  North America
    United States (U) [453,1056,1256,1360,1431,1470]
  Pacific Ocean
    Hawaii (U) [1056,1431,1643]
  South America
    Argentina (U) [1256]; Brazil (U) [1056,1414]
    Chile (U) [1256]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [1]
    Guinea-Congolia/Sudania regional transition zone; anthropic landscapes. [32]
    Guinea-Congolian anthropic landscapes [32]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing
  Conservation Status: Not Threatened
  Habit: Shrub, Tree
  Lifespan: Perennial
  Nodules: Present [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist,
   Zarucchi,J.L.(1988) Extract From Tropicos Database

  
USES:
  Forage [1785,14]; Miscellaneous [1785,14,2]; Wood [1785,14,2,2]; Environmental; Toxins; Food and Drink; Weed; Domestic; Medicine

  
NOTES:
  Introduced to the Old World and often naturalised and spreading.
  Mimosine content causes problems to stock if high proportion of feed is this.
  Used for contour planting in Uganda and elsewhere (Dale, ITU,Ref2).


DATA SOURCES:

1.

   Brenan,J.P.M., 1959
    Mimosoideae.In:Fl.Trop.East Africa.Hubbard & Milne-Redhead
    Mimosoideae.In:Fl.Trop.East Africa.Hubbard & Milne-Redhead

2.

   Dale,I.R., 1953
    A descriptive list of the introduced trees of Uganda
    A descriptive list of the introduced trees of Uganda

4.

   Liberato, Maria Candida, 1973
    Flora de Sao Tome e Principe: Mimosaceae
    Flora de Sao Tome e Principe: Mimosaceae

5.

   Liberato, Maria Candida, 1972
    Flora da Guinea Portuguesa: Mimosaceae
    Flora da Guinea Portuguesa: Mimosaceae

6.

   Brenan,J.P.M., 1970
    Mimosoideae.In:Flora Zambeziaca Vol.3(1).Brenan,JPM et al.
    Mimosoideae.In:Flora Zambeziaca Vol.3(1).Brenan,JPM et al.

7.

   Robyns,W.(Ed.), 1952
    Flore du Congo Belge,Vol.3. Mimosoideae, Caesalpinoideae.
    Flore du Congo Belge,Vol.3. Mimosoideae, Caesalpinoideae.

8.

   Lock,J.M., 1985
    Specimen in Herb.Kew
    Specimen in Herb.Kew

11.

   Keay,R.W.J., 1958
    Flora of West Tropical Africa.Ed.2;Vol.1,part 2
    Flora of West Tropical Africa.Ed.2;Vol.1,part 2

14.

   Dalziel,J.M., 1937
    The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
    The Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa

19.

   Ross,J.H., 1975
    Mimosoideae.In:Flora Southern Africa Vol.16,pt.1.Ross,J.H.
    Mimosoideae.In:Flora Southern Africa Vol.16,pt.1.Ross,J.H.

23.

   Ern,H., 1984
    Leguminosae. In:Flore analytique du Togo.Brunel,J.F. et al.
    Leguminosae. In:Flore analytique du Togo.Brunel,J.F. et al.

24.

   Thulin,M., 1983
    Opera Botanica 68:1-223.Leguminosae of Ethiopia
    Opera Botanica 68:1-223.Leguminosae of Ethiopia

32.

   Lock,J.M., 1985
    Pers.obs.
    Pers.obs.

64.

   Lebrun,J.-P. et al, 1972
    IEMVPT Et.Bot.1,Catalogue des Plant.Vasc.du Tchad Meridional
    IEMVPT Et.Bot.1,Catalogue des Plant.Vasc.du Tchad Meridional

78.

   Peyre de Fabregues,B.& Lebrun, 1976
    IEMVPT Etude Botanique No.3. Catalogue des plantes..du Niger
    IEMVPT Etude Botanique No.3. Catalogue des plantes..du Niger

453.

   Proctor,G.R., 1984
    Fl. Cayman Islands Kew Bull. Addit. Ser. XI
    Fl. Cayman Islands Kew Bull. Addit. Ser. XI

1056.

   Adams,C.D., 1972
    Flowering Plants of Jamaica Univ. West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
    Flowering Plants of Jamaica Univ. West Indies, Mona, Jamaica

1117.

   Breedlove,D.E., 1986
    Listados Floristicos de Mexico 4:90-112 Flora de Chiapas
    Listados Floristicos de Mexico 4:90-112 Flora de Chiapas

1188.

   Cowan,C.P., 1983
    Listados Floristicos de Mexico 1:47-61 Flora de Tabasco
    Listados Floristicos de Mexico 1:47-61 Flora de Tabasco

1224.

   D'Arcy,W.G., 1987
    Monogr.Syst.Botany Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora Panama.
    Monogr.Syst.Botany Missouri Botanical Garden. Flora Panama.

1256.

   Elias,T.S., 1974
    J.Arnold Arbor.55(1):67-118 Genera of Mimosoideae S.E. USA
    J.Arnold Arbor.55(1):67-118 Genera of Mimosoideae S.E. USA

1299.

   Gillis,W.T. & Proctor,G.R., 1975
    Phytologia 32(3):201-213 Bark Chars....Bahama Trees & Shrubs
    Phytologia 32(3):201-213 Bark Chars....Bahama Trees & Shrubs

1360.

   Isely,D., 1973
    Mem.New York Bot.Gard.25(1):1-152 Legum. of the U.S.: I.
    Mem.New York Bot.Gard.25(1):1-152 Legum. of the U.S.: I.

1367.

   Janzen,D.H. & Liesner,R., 1980
    Brenesia 18:15-90 Check-list Lowl.GuanacasteProv.Costa Rica
    Brenesia 18:15-90 Check-list Lowl.GuanacasteProv.Costa Rica

1414.

   Lewis,G.P., 1987
    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 369 pp Legumes of Bahia
    Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew 369 pp Legumes of Bahia

1430.

   Liogier,A.H., 1988
    Desc. Flora Puerto Rico & Adjacent Is-Spermatophyta Vol. II
    Desc. Flora Puerto Rico & Adjacent Is-Spermatophyta Vol. II

1431.

   List Based Record, 1986
    U.S. Soil Conservation Service
    U.S. Soil Conservation Service

1470.

   McVaugh,R., 1987
    Flora Novo-Galiciana 5:1-786. Leguminosae
    Flora Novo-Galiciana 5:1-786. Leguminosae

1615.

   Shaw,E.A. & Schubert,B.G., 1976
    J.Arnold Arbor.57(1):113-118.... Leucaena and Lysiloma
    J.Arnold Arbor.57(1):113-118.... Leucaena and Lysiloma

1637.

   SousaS.,M. & CabreraC.,E.F., 1983
    Listados Floristicos de Mexico 2:31-38 Flora de Quintana Roo
    Listados Floristicos de Mexico 2:31-38 Flora de Quintana Roo

1643.

   St.John,H., 1979
    Phytologia 41(7):441-446 ..Sandwich Is. Hawaiian Plant St.8
    Phytologia 41(7):441-446 ..Sandwich Is. Hawaiian Plant St.8

1765.

   Audru,J. et al., 1987
    Maisons-Alfort:IEMVPT.La vegetation...Republique de Djibouti
    Maisons-Alfort:IEMVPT.La vegetation...Republique de Djibouti

1785.

   Allen,O.N. & Allen,E.K., 1981
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
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