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Leucaena leucocephala
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Family:
FABACEAE/LEGUMINOSAE (Subfam.: Mimosoideae)
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Citation: Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit, Taxon 10: 54. 1961 & 24: 352. 1975; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 230. 1990; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 114. 1997; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 171. 1996; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 243. 1997; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 267. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 341. 2009.
Mimosa leucocephala Lam., Encycl. 1: 12. 1783.
Leucaena glauca Benth., Hook. J. Bot. 4: 416. 1842; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 290. 1878; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 419(297). 1919.
Leucaena latisiliqua (L.) Gillis, Taxon 23: 190. 1974,p.p.; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 101. 1982; Antony, Syst. Stud. Fl. Kottayam Dist. 151. 1989; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 190. 1990; Sanjappa, Legumes Ind. 67. 1992; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 174. 1994.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Ippilippil, Subaul
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Lead tree, Leucaena, Subaul, White lead tree
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Description:
Trees, to 9 m high; branchlets puberulous. Leaves bi-pinnate, alternate; stipules small, cauducous; rachis 12-22 cm, slender, pulvinate, puberulent; pinnae 4-6 pairs, 4-15 cm, even pinnate, a gland between the lowest pair or a little lower down on the petiole on the upper side; leaflets 16-40, opposite, subsessile; lamina 0.8-2 x 0.2-0.6 cm, obliquely oblong or obliquely-lanceolate, base obliquely truncate, apex acute or acuminate, margin entire, membranous, glabrous above, pubescent and glaucous beneath; lateral nerves and intercostae obscure. Flowers bisexual, greenish-white, in axillary umbels, globose, to 1.2 cm across solitary or 2-3 together; peduncle to 4 cm; calyx 3 mm, 5-toothed; petals 5, free; stamens 10; filaments 7 mm; ovary superior, shortly stipitate, puberulent; styles as long as ovary; stigma simple. Fruit a pod, 18-20 x 1.5-2.5 cm, linear-oblong, flat, dehiscent; seeds 15-20, brown, glossy.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
November-April
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District(s):
All Districts
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Cultivated for fuel wood and fodder
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Distribution:
Originally from Tropical America; now Pantropical
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White, Creamy
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Edacode, Kayippuram
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