Leucaena - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Leucaena is a genus of about 24 species trees and shrubs in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the legume family Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as Leadtrees , are native to the Americas...
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If leucaena makes up half the animals diet, problems result due to mimosine (3–5 percent, on a dry-weight basis, of the protein). Heating the leaves or adding ferrous sulfate reduces the mimosine or its toxicity.
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Leadtree, Loa haole, Ekoa, Hediondilla, Zarcilla, Tanta, Jumbie bean ... Commercializing Mesquite, Leucaena, and Cactus in Texas—Peter Felker ... New Tree Crops from Interspecific Leucaena Hybrids—James L. Brewbaker and Charles T. Sorensson...
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A PLANTS profile of Leucaena leucocephala (white leadtree) from the USDA PLANTS database ... Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit white leadtree;
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Leucaena leucocephala is a 'conflict tree' being widely promoted for tropical forage production and reforestation, whilst at the same time it is spreading naturally and is widely reported as a weed. This thornless tree can form dense monospecific thickets and is difficult to eradicate once established.
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Jones, R.J., Brewbaker, J.L. and Sorensson, C.T. (1992) Leucaena leucocephala (Lamk) de Wit. In: 't Mannetje, L. and Jones, R.M. (eds) Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 4. Forages. pp. 150-154. (Pudoc Scientific Publishers, Wageningen, the Netherlands).
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Images and information for Leucaena leucocephala - Koa haole, lead tree. ... ; Leucaena leucocephala; Flowers and leaves seed pods at Kanaha Beach, Maui ; February 06, 2001 ; 010206-0256...
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Other Latin names: Leucaena glauca (L. ex Willd.) Benth. ... Bishop Museum (Honolulu) (1976) (voucher ID: BISH 430475) ; Taxon name on voucher: Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit...
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Leucaena leucocephala, formerly known as L. glauca, is a thornless long-lived shrub or tree which may grow to heights of 7-18 m. Leaves are bipinnate with 6-8 pairs of pinnae bearing 11-23 pairs of leaflets 8-16 mm long.
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