Leucaena trichandra (Zucc.) Urb.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Leucaena

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It can be 2 m tall or up to 18 m tall. The trunk can be 50 cm across. The leaves are twice divided with 11-20 pairs of pinnae and leaflets 4-7 mm long. The flower heads are 7-10 mm across. The fruit are pods 7-11 cm long by 13-23 mm wide. The seeds are 3-4 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 7.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) 1.5
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

An understorey or lower canopy tree or shrub in pine and oak forests at mid elevations; extending at lower elevations into dry deciduous forest, dry mattoral and dry secondary forest in a wide range of soils at elevations from 200-2,500 metres.
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It is a tropical plant. It grows as an understorey trees in mid altitudes. It grows between 200-2,500 m above sea level. It is best in places where the average temperature is 17-22°C and an average rainfall of 1,000-1,800 mm per year.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses environmental use erosion control fodder fuel manure shade wood
Edible flowers fruits pods seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds. The seeds can have a hard seed coat and should then be put in warm water and soaked for 12-24 hours.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) 17 - 22
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Leucaena trichandra world distribution map, present in Angola, Belize, Ghana, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Singapore, and El Salvador

Conservation status

Leucaena trichandra threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:138979-2
WFO ID wfo-0000192519
COL ID 6Q4BX
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Leucaena standleyi Acacia trichandra Leucaena stenocarpa Leucaena revoluta Leucaena trichandra Leucaena diversifolia subsp. trichandra Leucaena diversifolia subsp. stenocarpa Leucaena guatamalensis Senegalia albanensis