Leucaena spontanea

C. E. Hughes & S. A. Harris

Guaje, Wild tamarind

Fabaceae
Leucaena spontanea
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Leucaena spontanea
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Wikimedia Commons - Forest and Kim Starr

Where to Find It

It is a tropical plant.

Asia, Caribbean, Central America, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, North America, Papua New Guinea, PNG, Philippines, SE Asia, West Indies,

Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Antigua & Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bahamas, Bhutan, Belize, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Georgia, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, St Kitts & Nevis, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, St Lucia, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Mexico, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Nepal, Oman, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, El Salvador, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Trinidad & Tobago, Taiwan, United States, Uzbekistan, St Vincent, Vietnam, Yemen

How to Identify

A tree.

Notes

Also as Mimosaceae.

Names & Synonyms
It is also used for a hybrid of Leucaena leucocephala subsp. glabrata x Leucaena diversifolia
References (2)
  • ILDIS Legumes of the World http:www:ildis.org/Legume/Web
  • Kew Plants of the World On line

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