Fabaceae
Leucaena

Leucaena esculenta (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) Benth.

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 442 (1875)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

Introduced into:

Senegal

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Berhaut, J. (1975). Flore illustrée du Sénégal 4: 1-625. Gouvernement du Sénégal, Ministère du développement rural direction des eaux et forêta, Dakar.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Berhaut, J. (1975). Flore illustrée du Sénégal 4: 1-625. Gouvernement du Sénégal, Ministère du développement rural direction des eaux et forêta, Dakar.
  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • López Patiño, E.J., Szeszko, D.R., Rascala Pérez, J. & Beltrán Retis, A.S. (2012). The flora of the Tenacingo-Malinalco-Zumpahuacán protected natural area, state of Mexico, Mexico. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 65-167.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Berhaut, J. (1956). Flore du Senegal
  • Hughes, C. (1998). Syst. Bot. Monographs 55. Monograph of Leucaena
  • Hughes, C. E. (1998). Tropical Forestry Papers 37. Leucaena. Genetic Res. Handbook
  • McVaugh, R. (1987). Flora Novo-Galiciana 5:1-786. Leguminosae

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Feb 1, 2000 Pringle, C.G. [4534], Jalisco K000527953 isotype Yes
Feb 1, 2000 MACQUEEN, D.J. [434], Mexico K000563769 No
Feb 1, 2000 MACQUEEN, D.J. [148], Mexico K000563771 No
Feb 1, 2000 Langlassé, E. [863], Mexico K000563759 No
Feb 1, 2000 Sousa, M. [5787], Mexico K000563761 No
Feb 1, 2000 Sousa, M. [4602], Mexico K000563762 No
Feb 1, 2000 Salinas T., A. [7215], Mexico K000563764 No
Feb 1, 2000 MACQUEEN, D.J. [224], Mexico K000563770 No
Feb 1, 2000 Mexia, Y. [8820], Mexico K000563758 No
Feb 1, 2000 Palmer, E. [634], Mexico K000478614 No
Feb 1, 2000 McCarter, P.S. [70], Mexico K000563772 No
Jan 1, 2000 Hinton, G.B. [7417], Mexico K000297021 No
Jan 1, 2000 Hinton, G.B. [5745], Mexico K000297018 No
Jan 1, 2000 Hinton, G.B. [1965], Mexico K000297022 No
Jan 1, 2000 Hinton, G.B. [13371], Mexico K000297016 No
Jan 1, 2000 Hinton, G.B. [2349], Mexico K000297020 No
Jan 1, 2000 Hinton, G.B. [5745], Mexico K000297019 No
Jan 1, 2000 Hinton, G.B. [13371], Mexico K000297017 No
Jun 1, 1995 Terán, F. [409], Mexico K000563760 No
Reyes, M. [s.n.], Mexico K000563763 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0