Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.)De Wit Subsp. ixtahuacana C.E.Hughes

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Leucaena Benth.
Tribe: Mimoseae
Rank: Subsp.
Subspecies: ixtahuacana
Subspecies authority: C.E.Hughes
References: [2919]

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Common Names:

• Guash Criollo [2919]
  

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Descriptors:

• Habit:
  • Tree
• Lifespan:
  • Perennial
• Stems:
  • Not climbing
• Source(s):
  • 1999-07 Heald J
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1999-09 Hughes CE
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened [3085]

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Uses:

• Food and Drink [2919]
  
• Medicine [2919]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Central America [2919]
  • Guatemala [2919]
  • Mexico(South East) [2919]
    • Chiapas [2919]

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Notes:

• Has not been introduced outside restricted distribution in Guatemala & Mexico. [2919]
  
• Geographically restricted and not locally abundant. [3085]
  
• Survival dependant on continuing local cultivation for pod production. [3085]
  

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 14:45:04