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Taxon:  Leucaena lanceolata S. Watson



Summary
Genus:
Leucaena
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Mimosoideae
Tribe:
Mimoseae
Nomen number:
21957
Place of publication:
Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 21:427. 1886
Verified:
12/07/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 1  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Leucaena lanceolata S. Watson var. lanceolata (15 active accession[s])
Leucaena lanceolata S. Watson var. sousae (Zarate) C. E. Hughes (5 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. Brewbaker, J. L. 1987. Species in the genus Leucaena. Leucaena Res. Rep. 7(2):18.
  2. 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.
  3. Hughes, C. E. 1998. Leucaena: a genetic resources handbook. Trop. Forest. Pap. Commonw. Forest. Inst. 37:175.
  4. Hughes, C. 1997. Species delimitation, and new taxa and combinations in Leucaena (Leguminosae). Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 21:287.
  5. Hughes, C. 1998. Monograph of Leucaena (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 55:165.
  6. McVaugh, R. Flora Novo-Galiciana. 1983-
  7. Zárate P., S. 1984. Taxonomic revision of the genus Leucaena from Mexico. Bull. Groupe Int. Étude Mimosoideae 12:28.
  8. Zárate P., S. 1994. Revisión del género Leucaena Benth. en México. Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 65:114.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoBaja Sur 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSinaloa 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSonora 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoColima 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacan 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz 
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Sinaloa, Sonora, Baja Sur]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Michoacan, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Veracruz]
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=21957. Accessed 20 July 2025.


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