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Leucaena pseudotrichoides

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Description

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Subfamily Mimosoideae

Mostly trees or shrubs . Leaves mostly bipinnate. Corolla usually not showy, actinomorphic , sympetalous , the lobes valvate . Stamens 10-numerous, often monadelphous , showy. Pollen released in monads , tetrads , or polyads . Seeds with u-shaped line (pleurogram) present. [Carr]

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Plantae () - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1981
    - Phylum: Tracheophyta () - Sinnott, 1935 ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
      - Subphylum: Euphyllophytina ()
        Class: Spermatopsida () - Brongniart, 1843
        Subclass: Rosidae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Superorder: Rosanae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Order: Fabales () - Bromhead, 1838
        Family: Leguminosae () - A.L. de Jussieu, 1789, nom. cons.
        Subfamily: Mimosoideae ()
        Tribe: Mimoseae ()
        Genus: Leucaena () - Bentham, 1842
        Specific epithet: pseudotrichoides - Britton & Rose
        Botanical name: - Leucaena pseudotrichoides Britton & Rose

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Leucaena

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 31 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:

L. collinsii subsp. zacapana (Guaje) · L. confertiflora var. adenotheloidea (Guaje De Huerta) · L. confertiflora var. confertiflora (Guaje Del Cerro) · L. cuspidata (Efe) · L. diversifolia (Guache) · L. esculenta (Carne De Venado) · L. greggii (Gregg Lead Tree) · L. involucrata (Barra Blanca) · L. lanceolata var. lanceolata (Guaje De Zopilote) · L. lanceolata var. sousae (Guaje De Zopilote) · L. lempirana (Guaje) · L. leucocephala (Acacia) · L. leucocephala glabrata (Guache De Tierra Caliente) · L. leucocephala ixtahuacana (Guash Criollo) · L. leucocephala leucocephala (Granadillo Bobo) · L. macrophylla istmensis (Ndwa De Monte) · L. magnifica (Guaje) · L. matudae (Guaje) · L. mixtec (Guaje) · L. multicapitula (Frijolillo) · L. pallida (Guaja) · L. pueblana (Guaje) · L. pulverulenta (Barba De Chivo) · L. retusa (Cafecillo) · L. salvadorensis (Aserillo) · L. shannonii (Barba De Jelote) · L. shannonii shannonii (Barba De Jelote) · L. spontanea (Guaje) · L. trichandra (Bac'il Sasib) · L. trichodes (Arabisco) · L. × spontanea (Wild Tamarind)

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Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 12, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 14, 2008:

Bioversity International: The System-wide Information Network for Genetic Resources (SINGER)

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5899020
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 15565403
Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:502741-1
International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 138966-2
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 3518124

Last Revised: 2012-07-27