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Taxon:  Leucaena macrophylla Benth.



Summary
Genus:
Leucaena
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Mimosoideae
Tribe:
Mimoseae
Nomen number:
21960
Place of publication:
Bot. voy. Sulphur 90. 1844
Verified:
08/13/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
4 (4  active, 1  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Leucaena macrophylla Benth. subsp. istmensis C. E. Hughes (1 active accession[s])
Leucaena macrophylla Benth. subsp. macrophylla (9 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. 37:190.
  4. Hughes, C. 1997. Species delimitation, and new taxa and combinations in Leucaena (Leguminosae). Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 21:282.
  5. Hughes, C. 1998. Monograph of Leucaena (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 55:178.
  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.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoColima 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMexico 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMichoacan 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoMorelos 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoNayarit 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla 
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Mexico, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla]
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=21960. Accessed 18 July 2025.


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