Leucaena shannonii (Barba De Jelote, Cascahuite, Frijolillo, Guacamayo, Guaje, Guash, Vainillo)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Barba De Jelote, Cascahuite, Frijolillo, Guacamayo, Guaje, Guash, Guash�n, Membl�n, Vainillo

Common Names in Spanish:

Guajillo

Description

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Family Mimosaceae

The Mimosaceae are mostly tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs comprising about 40 genera and 2,000 species. The leaves are nearly always alternate, stipulate , and bipinnately compound (rarely once-pinnate) They usually have swollen petiole bases called pulvini that commonly function in orientation of the leaves (remember the sensitive plant, Mimosa pudica). The inflorescence is commonly a capitulum (also called a head ). The flowers are hypogynous to slightly perigynous, have radial symmetry, petals that are valvate in bud, and commonly a 5-parted calyx and corolla. The stamens are distinct to strongly monadelphous , numerous (rarely as few as 10), and are generally more showy than the perianth. The pistil is simple , comprising a single style and stigma, and a superior ovary with 2-many marginal ovules in a solitary locule. The fruit is usually a legume. -- Gerald Carr

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]

Physical Description

Habit: Tree • Climbing: Not Climbing

Biology

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Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Plantae () - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1981
    - Phylum: Magnoliophyta () - Cronquist, Takhtajan & W. Zimmermann, 1966 - Flowering Plants
      - Subphylum: Spermatophytina () - (Auct.) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
        Infraphylum: Angiospermae () - Auct.
        Class: Magnoliopsida () - Dicotyledons
        Subclass: Rosidae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Superorder: Fabanae () - R. Dahlgren Ex Reveal, 1993
        Order: Fabales ()
        Family: Mimosaceae ()
        Subfamily: Mimosoideae ()
        Tribe: Mimoseae ()
        Genus: Leucaena () - Bentham, 1842
        Specific epithet: shannonii - Donn.Sm.
        Botanical name: - Leucaena shannonii Donn.Sm.

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Hughes C.E., Sep-1999

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Leucaena

There are approximately 54 species in this genus:

L. boliviana · L. collinsii · L. collinsii collinsii · L. collinsii subsp. zacapana · L. collinsii zacapana · L. confertiflora · L. confertiflora var. adenotheloidea · L. confertiflora var. confertiflora · L. congusa · L. cuspidata (Efe) · L. diversifolia (Guache) · L. esculenta (Carne De Venado) · L. esculenta matudae · L. greggii (Gregg Lead Tree) · L. guatemalensis · L. hybrid · L. involucrata (Barra Blanca) · L. lanceolata · L. lanceolata var. lanceolata · L. lanceolata var. sousae · L. lempirana (Guaje) · L. leucacephala · L. leucocephala (Acacia) · L. leucocephala glabrata · L. leucocephala ixtahuacana · L. leucocephala leucocephala · L. leucocephala subsp. glabrata · L. leucocephala subsp. ixtahuacana · L. leucocephala x · L. leucoephala · L. leucophylla · L. macrophylla · L. macrophylla istmensis · L. macrophylla macrophylla · L. macrophylla var. istmensis · L. magnifica (Guaje) · L. matudae (Guaje) · L. mixtec (Guaje) · L. multicapitula (Frijolillo) · L. pallida (Guaja) · L. pseudotrichoides · L. pueblana (Guaje) · L. pulverulenta (Barba De Chivo) · L. retusa (Cafecillo) · L. sabeana · L. salvadorensis (Aserillo) · L. shannoni · L. shannonii (Barba De Jelote) · L. shannonii shannonii · L. spontanea (Guaje) · L. trichandra (Bac'il Sasib) · L. trichodes (Arabisco) · L. × brachycarpa · L. × spontanea

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Notes

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 5, 2006.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
Hughes CE, 1999-09 (from ILDIS).
ILDIS World Database of Legumes
ILDIS World Database of LegumesNov 10, 2005.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 21, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:

Australian National Herbarium (CANB)
Bioversity International: The System-wide Information Network for Genetic Resources (SINGER)
Missouri Botanical Garden

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2864442
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-7351
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 167369
Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:138974-2
International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 138974-2
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 429297