Fabaceae
Leucaena

Leucaena esculenta (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) Benth.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 442 (1875)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

Introduced into:

Senegal

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Berhaut, J. (1975). Flore illustrée du Sénégal 4: 1-625. Gouvernement du Sénégal, Ministère du développement rural direction des eaux et forêta, Dakar.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Berhaut, J. (1975). Flore illustrée du Sénégal 4: 1-625. Gouvernement du Sénégal, Ministère du développement rural direction des eaux et forêta, Dakar.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Berhaut, J. (1956). Flore du Senegal
  • Hughes, C. (1998). Syst. Bot. Monographs 55. Monograph of Leucaena
  • Hughes, C. E. (1998). Tropical Forestry Papers 37. Leucaena. Genetic Res. Handbook
  • McVaugh, R. (1987). Flora Novo-Galiciana 5:1-786. Leguminosae

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2000 MACQUEEN, D.J. [224] Mexico K000563770 No
Feb 1, 2000 MACQUEEN, D.J. [148] Mexico K000563771 No
Feb 1, 2000 McCarter, P.S.; Hughes, C.H. [70] Mexico K000563772 Yes
Feb 1, 2000 Mexia, Y. [8820] Mexico K000563758 Yes
Feb 1, 2000 Langlassé, E. [863] Mexico K000563759 Yes
Feb 1, 2000 Salinas T., A.; Vibrans, H.; Flores F., G. [7215] Mexico K000563764 No
Feb 1, 2000 Palmer, E. [634] Mexico K000478614 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Hinton, G.B. [5745] Mexico K000297019 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Hinton, G.B. [1965] Mexico K000297022 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Hinton, G.B. [13371] Mexico K000297017 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Hinton, G.B. [2349] Mexico K000297020 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Hinton, G.B. [7417] Mexico K000297021 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Hinton, G.B. [13371] Mexico K000297016 Yes
Jan 1, 2000 Hinton, G.B. [5745] Mexico K000297018 Yes
Jun 1, 1995 Terán, F.; Vázquez, S. [409] Mexico K000563760 Yes

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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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