Fabaceae
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Leucaena esculenta
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Leucaena
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Leucaena esculentaFabaceae
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Common names
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Synonyms
- Acacia esculenta Moc. & Sessé ex DC.
- Leucaena confusa Britton & Rose
- Leucaena doylei Britton & Rose
- Mimosa esculenta Sessé & Moc.
- Mimosa esculenta Pav. ex Benth.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.