Biology:Leucaena diversifolia
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Short description: Species of plant in the family Fabaceae
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| Mature trees and grazed saplings in Hawaii | |
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| Branch with flowers and seedpods | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Leucaena |
| Species: | L. diversifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Leucaena diversifolia (Schltdl.) Benth.
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Leucaena diversifolia, the wild tamarind or red leucaena, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Mexico and Central America.[1] It has been introduced as a cattle fodder in many tropical and subtropical locales around the world.[2] It and its hybrid with Leucaena leucocephala are as aggressively invasive as L. leucocephala itself.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Leucaena diversifolia (Schltdl.) Benth." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/502714-1. "Vernacular; Chalip, Guache, Guaje, Guaje Blanco, Guaje Del Rio, Guajillo, Guash, Guashi, Shashib, Shashibte, Wild Tamarind"
- ↑ "Leucaena diversifolia". International Center for Tropical Agriculture. 2020. https://www.tropicalforages.info/text/entities/leucaena_diversifolia.htm. "Common names; ... highland leucaena, ... red leucaena, wild tamarind"
- ↑ "Datasheet Leucaena diversifolia". CAB International. 2022. https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/31625.
Wikidata ☰ Q5973957 entry
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