Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit
Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit
Family: Leguminosae
Lead tree, Leucaena, Subaul, White lead tree
Local name (Kannada):
Habit: Tree
Distribution:
Native to Tropical America.
Use: Fuel wood, fodder.
Description:
Trees, 5-8 m high; branchlets puberulous. Leaves bi-pinnate, alternate; pinnae 4-6 pairs, even pinnate, a gland between the lowest pair or a little lower down on the petiole on the upper side; leaflets 16-40, opposite. Flowers bisexual, greenish-white, in axillary umbels, globose, to 1.2 cm across solitary or 2-3 together. Calyx 5-toothed. Petals 5, free. Stamens 10. Pod, 18-20 cm long, linear-oblong, flat, dehiscent.