Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.)De Wit glabrata (Rose)Zarate

Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.)De Wit Subsp. glabrata (Rose)Zarate

Status: Accepted
Genus: Leucaena Benth.
Tribe: Mimoseae
Rank: Subsp.
Subspecies: glabrata
Subspecies authority: (Rose)Zarate
References: [2919]

Other names:

Leucaena glabrata Rose [Synonym] [2263][2919]

Common Names:

Barba de Le▋ [2919]
Calguaje [2919]
Chalip [2919]
Dormil▋ [2919]
Efe [2919]
Frijol Guaje [2919]
Guache [2919]
Guache de Tierra Caliente [2919]
Guaje [2919]
Guaje Blanco [2919]
Guaje Verde [2919]
Guas [2919]
Guash [2919]
Guash de Castilla [2919]
Guashe [2919]

Descriptors:

Habit:
- Tree
Lifespan:
- Perennial
Stems:
- Not climbing
Source(s):
- 1988(Africa)Lock JM
- 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
- 1993 Zarucchi JL
- 1999-01 Heald J
Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
- 1999-09 Hughes CE
Conservation Status:
- Not Threatened [3085]

Uses:

Environmental [2919]
Food and Drink [2263] [2919]
Forage [2919]

Geographical Distribution:

Africa [1]
- Uganda [1]

Australasia [2919]
- Australia [2919]

Caribbean [2919]
- Bahamas [2919]

Central America [1] [1470] [2263] [2919]
- Costa Rica [2919]
- El Salvador [2919]
- Guatemala [2919]
- Honduras [2919]
- Mexico(North & Central) [1470] [2263] [2919]
  - Baja California [2919]
  - Baja California Sur [2919]
  - Coahuila [2919]
  - Durango [2919]
  - Guerrero [2919]
  - Hidalgo [2919]
  - Jalisco [2919]
  - Mexico State [2919]
  - Michoacan [2919]
  - Morelos [2919]
  - Nayarit [2919]
  - Nuevo Leon [2919]
  - Oaxaca [2919]
  - Puebla [2919]
  - Queretaro [2919]
  - San Luis Potosi [2919]
  - Sinaloa [2919]
  - Sonora [2919]
  - Tamaulipas [2919]
  - Veracruz [2919]
- Mexico(South East) [2919]
  - Chiapas [2919]
  - Tabasco [2919]
- Nicaragua [2919]
- Panama [2919]

North America [2919]
- United States [2919]
  - Arizona [2919]
  - California [2919]
  - Florida [2919]
  - Texas [2919]

Pacific Ocean [2919]
- Hawaii [2919]

South America [2919]
- Argentina [2919]
- Bolivia [2919]
- Brazil [2919]
  - Bahia [2919]
- Colombia [2919]
- Peru [2919]
- Surinam [2919]
- Venezuela [2919]

Notes:

Widely distributed as a cultivated tree within Mexico and Central America. [2919]
Sometimes locally naturalised, but no truely natural populations are known. [2919]
Cultivated in Mexico for the production of unripe pods and seeds. [2919]
Alongside L.esculenta, the most cultivated and marketed Leucaena in Mexico. [2919]
Actively promoted in tropical reforestation; now cultivated pantropically. [2919]
Only widely cultivated outside Mexico & Central America since early 1970's. [2919]
Subsp. corresponds to the 'Giant' or 'Salvador'type recognised by agronomists. [2919]
Third agronomic variant, 'Peru' type, also belongs within subsp. glabrata. [2919]
L.esculenta x L.leucocephala subsp. glabrata = L.mixtec. [2919]
L.diversifolia x L.leucocephala subsp.glabrata = L.spontanea. [2919]

Last Update: 14/06/2001 14:15:38