Government agencies have long promoted the use of buffel grass and other invasive forage species including leucaena leucaena leucocephala lam. Leucaena leucocephala and over other quality seeds for sale. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. Full publication details for this name can be found in ipni. Major chemical constituents of leucaena leucocephala and.
The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Common names include white leadtree, 5 jumbay, river tamarind, subabul, 6 and white popinac. Leucaena leucocephala ufifas center for aquatic and. Taxonomy and field identification are also discussed in detail in hughes 1998b. View the herbarium specimen image from the university of florida herbarium digital imaging projects citations. Dier pdf dier pdf leucaena leucocephala taxonomia pdf june 18, 2019.
It bears clusters of straight, flat, brown pods that are raised over the seeds. Link, leucaena glabrata rose, mimosa leucocephala lam. Anthelmintic activity of leucaena leucocephala protein. The bole is generally short and can be 10 50cm in diameter 404. Leucaena leucocephala is a small fastgrowing mimosoid tree native to southern mexico and northern central america belize and guatemala and is now naturalized throughout the tropics.
An leucaena leucocephala in nahilalakip ha genus nga leucaena, ngan familia nga fabaceae. Wood yields of the giant leucaena equal or exceed those of other tropical trees and can be the equivalent annually of. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in. Risk assessment for leucaena leucocephala from the government of queensland, australia pdf format. The record derives from ildis which reports it as an accepted name record 105.
Una ficha en texas invasives con informacion sobre su efecto sobre ecosistemas. On oct 1, 2004, queenb from shepherd, tx zone 8b wrote. Leucaena leucocephala is a small, fastgrowing mimosoid tree native to southern mexico and northern central america belize and guatemala, but is now naturalized throughout the tropics. Leucaena leaf meal may be included at 25% when supplementing a diet based on cassava peels and gliricidia sepium and at 3040% when rabbits are fed with arachis pintoi. Leucaena leucaena leucocephala subspecies glabrata is a palatable and nutritious perennial legume shrub tree that is ideal for cattle production in the subtropics and tropics of australia. Ini nga species ginbahin ha masunod nga subspecies. Mexico and central america is the native range of lead tree, or leucaena leucocephala. This multipurpose tree is used for fuel wood, lumber, animal fodder, and green manure.
Leucaena leucocephala is an evergreen shrub or tree with a fairly open, rounded crown. A brief history the distribution of the genus leucaena ranges from southern texas in north america through mexico and into central and south america. Leucaena leucaena leucocephala mimosaceae the weed. Una ficha informativa detallada sobre leucaena leucocephala ssp. Leucaena species, cowbush, jumbay, lead tree, wild river. It was assigned to the category of a serious or widespread weed invading seminatural or natural habitats which are of some conservation interest by cronk and fuller 1995 and as a category ii weed a species which has a local distribution but. Leucaena leucocephala is more palatable than arachis pintoi nieves et al. The species is of mexican origin, but has become naturalized in. Common names include white leadtree, jumbay, and white popinac. The common worldwide leucaena is a single selfpollinated variety of l. Leucaena leucocephala is a species of small mimosoid tree that is native to southern mexico and northern central america belize and guatemala.
Leucaena is a thornless, longlived shrub or small tree with drooping, bipinnate leaves and clusters of globular, cream coloured inflorescences. Dry leucaena wood has 39% the calorific value of fuel oil 10,000 calkg, lecaena charcoal 72. Work continues to provide varieties suitable to climatic conditions in queensland and to reduce the impacts of several biological pests that currently constrain plantings in the state. Lead tree was most likely distributed by man because of its many uses. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Will freeze to the ground, but will come back in the spring.
Common names include white leadtree, jumbay, river tamarind, subabul, and white popinac. The specific name is derived from the greek words, meaning white, and. Leucaena is a longlived perennial legume around 23 year halflife in difficult conditions in australia. New cultivars are all of the arboreal or giant type, that greatly outyield the common in forage or wood and that are much less weedy.
An leucaena leucocephala in nahilalakip ha genus nga leucaena, ngan familia nga fabaceae subspecies. Leucaena leucaena leucocephala was introduced for reforestation purposes in thailand due to its tolerance to a wide range of annual rainfall 5003,500 mm and its ability to withstand strong seasonal climates with a dry season of 68 mth cronk and fuller, 2001. Identification and biology of nonnative plants in floridas natural areas second edition, by k. Leucaena leucocephala is a small fastgrowing mimosoid tree native to southern mexico and northern central america belize and guatemala and is now naturalized throughout the tropics common names include white leadtree, jumbay, river tamarind, subabul, and white popinac l. New cultivars are all of the arboreal or giant type, that greatly outyield the common in. Tepeguaje dormilon leucaena leucocephala naturalista. Leucaena leucocephala is a weed of open often coastal or riverine habitats, seminatural, disturbed, degraded habitats and other ruderal sites. The record derives from ildis data supplied on 20100714 which reports it as an accepted name record 105 mirror.
Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about leucaena species, cowbush, jumbay, lead tree, wild river tamarind, white popinac leucaena leucocephala supplied by member gardeners. In south africa it is declared a category 2 weed in the western cape and a category 2 weed across the rest of the. In, molokai, hawaii brewbaker 1980 a 400ha farm of leucaena leucocephala on a four year rotation is expected to fuel a two megawatt facility producing 11. In queensland leucaena has become a conflict tree, primarily because two morphologically and genetically distinct subspecies are found in the state. Leucaena leucocephala is a small fastgrowing mimosoid tree native to southern mexico and. Major chemical constituents of leucaena leucocephala and salix babylonica leaf extracts article in journal of tropical agriculture 4912. Viable larvae of ages 2 to 3 months were used in the assays. Leucaena leucocephala can replace alfalfa scapinello et al. Leucaena leucocephala in the germplasm resources information network grin, u.
Plants profile for leucaena leucocephala white leadtree. Common names include white leadtree jumbay and white popinac. Leucaena leucaena leucocephala mimosaceae the weed leucaena is a thornless, longlived shrub or small tree with drooping, bipinnate leaves and clusters of globular, cream coloured inflorescences. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. Ornamental uses include windbreaks, shade trees, and erosion control. Gets a late start since it has to grow mature branches in order to bloom, so blooms late summer to early fall here.
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