Leucaena salvadorensis Standl. ex Britton & Rose

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Leucaena

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite tree. It grows 12m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 12.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Seasonally dry forest formations, almost always on slopes.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses animal food bee plant environmental use fodder fuel material wood
Edible flowers leaves pods seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 25 - 30
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leucaena salvadorensis unspecified picture

Distribution

Leucaena salvadorensis world distribution map, present in Honduras, Nicaragua, and El Salvador

Conservation status

Leucaena salvadorensis threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:279594-2
WFO ID wfo-0000192520
COL ID 6PSC8
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Leucaena salvadorensis Leucaena shannonii subsp. salvadorensis