Leucaena leucocephala
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Leucaena leucocephala | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
Genus: | Leucaena |
Species: | L. leucocephala |
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Leucaena leucocephala | |
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Leucaena leucocephala is a small fast-growing mimosoid tree native to southern Mexico and northern Central America (Belize and Guatemala)[1][4] and is now naturalized throughout the tropics including parts of Asia.
Common names include jumbay, pearl wattle[citation needed] (called so because of its yellowish white hue), white leadtree,[5] river tamarind,[6][page needed] ipil-ipil,[7] tan-tan,[8] and white popinac.[9]
Leucaena leucocephala is used for a variety of purposes, such as fencing, soil fertility, firewood, fiber, and livestock fodder.