| Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit |
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Family : Mimosaceae |
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Family (APGIII) : FABACEAE |
| Protologue : Taxon 10(2): 53 (1961) |
| Information on the genus : Leucaena |
| Basionym : Mimosa leucocephala Lam. |
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Status
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| Status for MA : | accepted (naturalised) |
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| Status for NA : | accepted (cultivated) |
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| Status for SA : | accepted (cultivated) |
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| Status for TA : | accepted (cultivated) |
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| Synonym(s) Homotypic |
 Mimosa leucocephala Lam. (1783) |
| Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit subsp. leucocephala |
| Acacia leucocephala (Lam.) Link (1822) |
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| Synonym(s) Heterotypic |
| =Leucaena glauca Benth. (1842) |
| =Mimosa glauca L. (1753) |
| =*Acacia glauca Willd. (1806) non Acacia glauca (L.) Moench (1794) |
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| Taxon infra-specific |
| Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit subsp. leucocephala |
| Leucaena leucocephala subsp. glabrata (Rose) Zárate (1987) |
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| Ecology and distribution |
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| Biol./Eco : |
Tree; Humid, Subhumid, Subarid; Thicket, Freshwater Wetland, Inselberg/Rock Face, Anthropic; 0-499 m, 1000-1499 m, uncertain, distribution: Naturalised in Madagascar. |
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Bibliography for Tropical Africa :
- PEYRE DE FABRÈGUES B. & J. P. LEBRUN (1976). Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Niger. Maison Alfort : 159
- Cat. Pl. Vasc. Burkina Faso:260 (2012)
- DARBYSHIRE, I. KORDOFAMI, M. & AL. (2015). The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, An annoted checklist. Kew Publishing : 196
- CÉSAR J. & C. CHATELAIN (2019). Flore illustrée du Tchad. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de Genève, Coopération Suisse & Univ. N'Djaména : 438
Bibliography for North Africa :
- HANSEN, A. & P. SUNDING (1993). Flora of Macaronesia. Checklist of vascular plants. 4. revised edition Sommerfeltia 17: 1-295
- BORGES P.A.V., C. ABREU & AL. (2008). A list of the terrestrial fungi, flora and fauna of Madeira and Selvagens archipelagos. Direcção Regional do Ambiente da Madeira and Universidade dos Açores : 192
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| More info on : |
| see under Jstor_African Plant Initiative |
| see under The Euro-Mediterranean Plant Base |
| see under Flore d'Afrique Centrale |
| see under Fgui |
| see under Catalogue de Madagascar |
| see under African Plants - a Photo Guide |
| see under Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden |
| see under Flora of Zimbabwe |
| see under Herbarium, North Africa MPU |
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