Leucaena retusa Benth. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Leucaena retusa Benth.

Summary

Genus:

Leucaena

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Mimosoideae

Tribe:

Mimoseae

Nomen number:

21962

Place of publication:

A. Gray, Pl. wright. 1:64. 1852 (Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 3, Art. 5)

Verified:

12/07/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

2 (2 active, 2 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Brewbaker, J. L. 1987. Species in the genus Leucaena. Leucaena Res. Rep. 7(2):19.
Englert, J. M. et al. USDA-NRCS Improved conservation plant materials released by NRCS and cooperators. 1999-
Halliday, J. & P. L. Nakao. 1982. Masterlist of woody species under consideration as nitrogen fixing trees. Resource documents on nitrogen-fixing trees, NFTA 82-03/12. 1982 4-11.
Halliday, J. & P. Somasegaran. 1983. Nodulation, nitrogen fixation, and Rhizobium strain affinities in the genus Leucaena. Leucaena research in the Asian-Pacific Region. Proceedings of a workshop held in Singapore, 23 November 1982. 1983 27-32.
Hughes, C. E. 1998. Leucaena: a genetic resources handbook. Trop. Forest. Pap. Commonw. Forest. Inst. 37:215.
Hughes, C. 1998. Monograph of Leucaena (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 55:83.
Isely, D. 1973. Leguminosae of the United States: I. Subfamily Mimosoideae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(1):96.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
Zárate P., S. 1984. Taxonomic revision of the genus Leucaena from Mexico. Bull. Groupe Int. Étude Mimosoideae 12:27.

Common names

English
littleleaf leadtree –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Coahuila]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=21962. Accessed 18 July 2025.