Leucaena pallida Britton & Rose

Species

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Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It loses its leaves during the year. The crown is often open and spreading. It grows 3-7 m tall. It can have several stems. These are 10-15 cm across. The fruit are pods 12-19 cm long by 14-18 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 4.5 - 6.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows in dry forest between 1,100-2,300 m above sea level. It grows in areas where the average daytime temperature is 16-24°C and an annual rainfall between 700-1,800 mm. It can tolerate some salt in the soil.
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Disturbed dry thorn forest, dry mattoral, oak forest, oak-pine forest and particularly in the oak-dry thorn forest transition zone; growing in shallow calcareous soils, at elevations from 1,100-2,300 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

The seeds are eaten raw or cooked. The young seeds are put into soups and stews.
Uses fodder wood
Edible flowers leaves pods seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds. The seeds have a hard seed coat and can be put in warm water then soaked for 12-24 hours. Trees can be cut back and will re-grow.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 16 - 24
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Leucaena pallida world distribution map, present in Ghana and Honduras

Conservation status

Leucaena pallida threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:138962-2
WFO ID wfo-0000192527
COL ID 6Q4CB
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Leucaena pallida Leucaena dugesiana Leucaena oaxacana Leucaena paniculata Leucaena esculenta subsp. paniculata