Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) DeWit.
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Harry Pichanick Drive, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Harry Pichanick Drive, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Harry Pichanick Drive, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
Harry Pichanick Drive, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
Hodson Avenue, New Alexandra Park
Photo: Mark Hyde
Hodson Avenue, New Alexandra Park
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
Synonyms:
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Common names:
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River tamarind (English)
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Frequency:
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Rare |
Status:
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Introduced |
Description:
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Unarmed shrub or small tree. Branchlets densely covered in grey hairs. Leaves twice compound with a distinct gland on the rhachis between the lowest pair of pinnae. Flowers in spherical heads, white to pale yellow. Pods in clusters, thin and flattened but slightly raised over the seeds, splitting into straight halves. |
Notes:
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Introduced as a fodder tree. It is said to be poisonous to livestock when eaten in large quantities.
A rare escape in Zimbabwe but it is a declared weed in parts of South Africa, where it invades roadsides, forest margins and river banks. |
Derivation of specific name:
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leucocephala: with white heads |
Habitat:
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Roadsides and disturbed ground |
Altitude range: (metres) |
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Worldwide distribution:
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Native to tropical America |
Zimbabwe distribution:
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C |
Growth form(s):
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Tree, shrub over 2 m.
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Endemic status:
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Red data list status:
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Insects associated with this species:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: |
Saturday 11 February 2006 |
Literature:
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Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Mimosoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(1) Pages 52 - 53. (Includes a picture).
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 233. (Includes a picture).
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2024).
Flora of Zimbabwe: Species information: Leucaena leucocephala. https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=126280, retrieved 29 March 2024
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