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Leucaena leucocephala (Wild mimosa; Horse tamarind; Jumbie bean; Lead tree; Leucaena; Wild tamarind; koa haole; white leadtree; Mimosa; Faux mimosa; Faux-acacia; Cassie; Cowbush; Jump-and-go; Shack-shack; White Popinac)

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Language: Chamorro; Fijian; French; Hawaiian; Kosraean; Maya; Niuean; Palauan; Samoan; Spanish; Tongan; Totonac; Yapese

Wikipedia Abstract

Leucaena leucocephala is a small, fast-growing mimosoid tree native to southern Mexico and northern Central America (Belize and Guatemala), but is now naturalized throughout the tropics. Common names include white leadtree, jumbay, river tamarind, Subabul, and white popinac. The specific name is derived from the Greek words λευκό, meaning "white", and κέφαλος, meaning "head", referring to its flowers. L. leucocephala is used for a variety of purposes, such as firewood, fiber and livestock fodder.
View Wikipedia Record: Leucaena leucocephala

Infraspecies

Leucaena leucocephala glabrata (Guaje) (Attributes)
Leucaena leucocephala ixtahuacana
Leucaena leucocephala leucocephala (Attributes)

Invasive Species

View ISSG Record: Leucaena leucocephala

Attributes

Air Quality Improvement [1]  Low
Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Carbon Capture [1]  Low
Screening - Summer [2]  Dense
Screening - Winter [2]  Dense
Shade Percentage [1]  80 %
Temperature Reduction [1]  Low
Wind Reduction [1]  High
Bloom Period [2]  Indeterminate
Drought Tolerance [2]  High
Fire Tolerance [2]  None
Frost Free Days [2]  1 year
Fruit/Seed Abundance [2]  Medium
Fruit/Seed Begin [2]  Year Round
Fruit/Seed End [2]  Year Round
Growth Form [2]  Single Stem
Growth Period [2]  Spring, Summer
Growth Rate [2]  Rapid
Hazards [2]  Moderate Toxicity
Leaf Type [3]  Evergreen
Lifespan [2]  Perennial
Propagation [2]  Container, Cutting, Seed
Root Depth [2]  3.937 inches (10 cm)
Seed Spread Rate [2]  Rapid
Seed Vigor [2]  High
Seeds Per [2]  9525 / lb (20999 / kg)
Shape/Orientation [2]  Erect
Specific Gravity [4]  0.84
Structure [3]  Tree
Vegetative Spread Rate [2]  Slow
Flower Color [2]  White
Foliage Color [2]  Green
Fruit Color [2]  Brown
Fall Conspicuous [2]  Yes
Fruit Conspicuous [2]  Yes
Height [1]  20 feet (6.1 m)
Width [1]  20 feet (6.1 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 9 Low Temperature: 20 F° (-6.7 C°) → 30 F° (-1.1 C°)
Hardiness Zone Maximum [1]  USDA Zone: 11 Low Temperature: 40 F° (4.4 C°) → 50 F° (10 C°)
Light Preference [2]  Full Sun
Soil Acidity [2]  Neutral
Soil Fertility [2]  Intermediate
Water Use [1]  Moderate to Low

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Big Cypress National Preserve V 732120 Florida, United States
Canaveral National Seashore II 9090 Florida, United States
Everglades and Dry Tortugas Biosphere Reserve   Florida, United States  
Pico Mogote Ecological Reserve II 3698 Cuba  
Seaflower Marine Protected Area 15125514 Colombia      

Predators

Providers

Pollinated by 
Apis mellifera (honey bee)[11]
Phelsuma ornata (ornate day gecko)[11]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

NatureServe Explorer

Citations

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♦ 2USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
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♦ 12Species of Frankliniella Trybom (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) from the Asian-Pacific Area, Chin-Ling Wang, Feng-Chyi Lin, Yi-Chung Chiu, and Hsien-Tzung Shih, Zoological Studies 49(6): 824-838 (2010)
♦ 13Biological Records Centre Database of Insects and their Food Plants
♦ 14J. Angel Soto-Centeno and Allen Kurta (2006) "DIET OF TWO NECTARIVOROUS BATS, EROPHYLLA SEZEKORNI AND MONOPHYLLUS REDMANI (PHYLLOSTOMIDAE), ON PUERTO RICO". Journal of Mammalogy: February 2006, Vol. 87, No. 1, pp. 19-26.
♦ 15Green Peafowl, BirdLife International (2001) Threatened birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book. Cambridge, UK: BirdLife International.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0