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Leucaena retusa Benth.
littleleaf leadtree
       
Symbol:   LERE5  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Fabaceae  
Duration:   Perennial  
Growth Habit:   Tree
Shrub 		 
Native Status:  
L48    N



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Clarence A. Rechenthin. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Texas State Office. Usage Requirements.
 
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Distribution:
Leucaena retusa Benth.

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Related Taxa:
Leucaena retusa Benth.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 6 species in Leucaena
 

Classification:
Leucaena retusa Benth.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus Leucaena Benth. – leadtree
Species Leucaena retusa Benth. – littleleaf leadtree
 

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Leucaena retusa Benth.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26768.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).
 
 
Time Generated: 09/15/2008 09:55 PM MDT  
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