PLANTS Profile for Leucaena leucocephala (white leadtree)

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Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit
white leadtree

Symbol:

LELE10

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		I
VI		I

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Photo of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit

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Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit

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Distribution:
Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AZ, CA, FL, TX), USA+ (VI)

Related Taxa:
Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 6 species in Leucaena or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Leucaena leucocephala ssp. glabrata

Leucaena leucocephala ssp. leucocephala
white leadtree

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit

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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 leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit – white leadtree

U.S. Weed Information:
Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit

koa haole
lead tree

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

FLEPPC		Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list (19 October 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.
HEAR		USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii (20 October 2003). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii.

Introduced Information:
Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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