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leadtrees
Leucaena
Leucaena is a genus of flowering plants in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the legume family Fabaceae. It contains about 24 species of trees and shrubs, which are commonly known as leadtrees. They are native to the Americas, ranging from Texas in the United States south to Peru. The generic name is derived from the Greek word λευκός (leukos), meaning "white," referring to the flowers.
25 branches of this genus, most-observed first
White leadtree
speciesLeucaena leucocephala
Golden-ball Lead Tree
speciesLeucaena retusa
Wild Tamarind
speciesLeucaena diversifolia
great leadtree
speciesLeucaena pulverulenta
Red leadtree
speciesLeucaena esculenta
Lanceleaf Leadtree
speciesLeucaena lanceolata
Leucaena greggii
speciesLeucaena greggii
Leucaena trichodes
speciesLeucaena trichodes
Leucaena macrophylla
speciesLeucaena macrophylla
Leucaena collinsii
speciesLeucaena collinsii
Leucaena cuspidata
speciesLeucaena cuspidata
Leucaena cruziana
speciesLeucaena cruziana
Leucaena shannonii
speciesLeucaena shannonii
Leucaena lempirana
speciesLeucaena lempirana
Leucaena pallida
speciesLeucaena pallida
Leucaena multicapitula
speciesLeucaena multicapitula
Leucaena involucrata
speciesLeucaena involucrata
Leucaena matudae
speciesLeucaena matudae
Leucaena confertiflora
speciesLeucaena confertiflora
Leucaena magnifica
speciesLeucaena magnifica
Leucaena pueblana
speciesLeucaena pueblana
Leucaena salvadorensis
speciesLeucaena salvadorensis
Leucaena trichandra
speciesLeucaena trichandra
Leucaena × spontanea
hybridLeucaena × spontanea
Leucaena × mixtec
hybridLeucaena × mixtec
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47453.