Leucaena leucocephala ixtahuacana

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• Interesting Facts
• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
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• Notes

Overview

Near Threatened

Interesting Facts

Common Names

Description

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

Habitat

Biome: Terrestrial [1].

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Comment: Climbing : Not climbing, Conservation Status: Not Threatened, Habit: Tree , Lifespan: Perennial

Last scrutiny: Sep-1999

Similar Species

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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Further Reading

• Hughes, C. 1997. Draft chapter on conservation from 'The genus Leucaena: a genetic resource handbook' (unpublished).
• Hughes, C. 1998. Monograph of Leucaena (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 55:120.
• Hughes, C. E. 1998. Leucaena: a genetic resources handbook. Trop. Forest. Pap. Commonw. Forest. Inst. 37:182.
• Oldfield, S., Lusty, C. and MacKinven, A. (compilers). 1998. The World List of Threatened Trees. World Conservation Press, Cambridge, UK.

Notes

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 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 12, 2012.
• Hughes CE, 1999-09 (from ILDIS).
• Hughes, C. 1998. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 19, 2008.
• Hughes, C. 1998. Leucaena leucocephala ssp. ixtahuacana. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloadedon 01February2012.
• ILDIS World Database of Legumes. Release date: May 1, 2007
• ILDIS World Database of Legumes01, 10.01, 2007.
• IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. . Downloaded on January 28, 2012.
• Ruggiero M., Gordon D., Bailly N., Kirk P., Nicolson D. (2011). The Catalogue of Life Taxonomic Classification, Edition 2, Part A. In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist (Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D., eds). DVD; Species 2000: Reading, UK.
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (May 05, 2008)

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 9330833
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-19838
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13666035
• Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1000844-1
• GRIN Nomen Number: 411606
• IUCN ID: 32387
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 420118

Footnotes

1. Hughes, C. 1998. Leucaena leucocephala ssp. ixtahuacana. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 01 February 2012. [back]

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