Leucaena cuspidata Standl.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Leucaena

Characteristics

A shrub or tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

An understorey shrub or small tree in mixed pine-oak-juniper forest and scattered in mixed dry and low mattoral, occurring principally on steep rocky calcareous slopes, and at one locality, sulphur deposits; at elevations from 1,600-2,400 metres.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The unripe pods are eaten.
Uses -
Edible flowers pods seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Leucaena cuspidata world distribution map, present in Ghana

Conservation status

Leucaena cuspidata threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:138945-2
WFO ID wfo-0000192522
COL ID 6PSB8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Leucaena cuspidata Leucaena cuspidata subsp. jacalensis