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Taxon:  Leucaena pulverulenta (Schltdl.) Benth.



Summary
Genus:
Leucaena
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Mimosoideae
Tribe:
Mimoseae
Nomen number:
21961
Place of publication:
J. Bot. (Hooker) 4:417. 1842
Verified:
12/07/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
15 (15  active, 12  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Acacia pulverulenta Schltdl.

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Reference(s)
  1. Boa, E. & J. Lenné. 1994. Diseases of nitrogen-fixing trees in developing countries: an annotated list. Chatham, U.K., Natural Resources Institute. 82 pp.
  2. Brewbaker, J. L. 1987. Species in the genus Leucaena. Leucaena Res. Rep. 7(2):13.
  3. Harris, S. A. et al. 1994. A phylogenetic analysis of Leucaena (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 191:17.
  4. Harris, S. A. et al. 1996. New insights into the evolution of Leucaena Benth. Advances in legume systematics. 1981- 8:117-126.
  5. Hughes, C. E. 1998. Leucaena: a genetic resources handbook. Trop. Forest. Pap. Commonw. Forest. Inst. 37:211.
  6. Hughes, C. 1998. Monograph of Leucaena (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae). Syst. Bot. Monogr. 55:96.
  7. Isely, D. 1973. Leguminosae of the United States: I. Subfamily Mimosoideae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(1):96.
  8. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  9. Little, E. L., Jr. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541. 1979
  10. Turner, B. L. The legumes of Texas. 1959
  11. Westphal, E. & P. C. M. Jansen, eds. 1989. A selection. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- A:173.
  12. Zárate P., S. 1984. Taxonomic revision of the genus Leucaena from Mexico. Bull. Groupe Int. Étude Mimosoideae 12:31.
  13. Zárate P., S. 1994. Revisión del género Leucaena Benth. en México. Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 65:154.
Common names
English
great leadtree –
Spanish
tepeguaje –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoNuevo Leon 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSan Luis Potosi 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoTamaulipas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesTexas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoHidalgo 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoPuebla 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz 
2Cultivated     
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Tamaulipas]
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Hidalgo, Puebla, Veracruz]
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalshade/shelter Westphal, E. & P. C. M. Jansen, eds. 1989. A selection. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- A:173.
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=21961. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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