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Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit

Synonym: Mimosa leucocephala Lam., Leucaena glauca Benth.

MIMOSOIDEAE

Local Names : Lead tree, Leucaena, Subaul, White lead tree.

Flowering Period : November to April.

Distribution : Originally from Tropical America

Uses:   Fodder, Nut edible.

Exotic : Yes

Trees; branchlets puberulous. Leaves bi-pinnate, alternate, pulvinate; lamina, obliquely oblong or obliquely-lanceolate , margin entire. Flowers bisexual, greenish-white, in axillary umbels, globose; calyx  5-toothed; petals 5, free; stamens 10; ovary superior; styles as long as ovary; stigma simple. Fruit a pod, linear-oblong, flat, dehiscent; seeds 15-20, brown, glossy.