Leucaena leucocephala

Leucaena leucocephala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Clade:	Mimosoid clade
Genus:	Leucaena
Species:	L. leucocephala
Binomial name
	Leucaena leucocephala; (Lam.) de Wit
Synonyms
	Acacia frondosa Willd.; Acacia glauca (L.) Willd. ; Acacia leucocephala (Lam.) Link ; Acacia leucophala Link ; Leucaena glabra Benth. ; Leucaena glauca Benth. ; Mimosa glauca sensu L.1763 Misapplied ; Mimosa glauca Koenig ex Roxb. ; Mimosa leucocephala Lam. ; Mimosa leucophala Lam. ;

Leucaena leucocephala is a small fast-growing mimosoid tree native to southern Mexico and northern Central America (Belize and Guatemala)^[1]^[4] and is now naturalized throughout the tropics including parts of Asia.

Common names include jumbay, pearl wattle^{[citation needed]} (called so because of its yellowish white hue), white leadtree,^[5] river tamarind,^[6]^{[page needed]} ipil-ipil,^[7] tan-tan,^[8] and white popinac.^[9]

Leucaena leucocephala is used for a variety of purposes, such as fencing, soil fertility, firewood, fiber, and livestock fodder.

^ ^a ^b "Leucaena leucocephala". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-01-18.
^ Corner, E. J. H. (1997). Wayside Trees of Malaya. Vol. I (4th ed.). Malayan Nature Society. p. 413.
^ "Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
^ Hughes, Colin E. (1998). Monograph of Leucaena (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae). Systematic botany monographs v. 55. ISBN 978-0-912861-55-5.
^ "PLANTS Profile for Leucaena leucocephala (white leadtree)". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
^ Shelton, H.M.; Brewbaker, J.L. (eds.). "2.1 Leucaena leucocephala – the Most Widely Used Forage Tree Legume". Forage tree legumes in tropical agriculture. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
^ Matthews, Donald Maxwell (1914). Ipil-ipil: A firewood and reforestation crop (Leucaena glauca (L.) Benth). Forestry Bureau Bulletin. Vol. 13. Manila: Bureau of Printing, Philippine Islands, Bureau of Forestry.
^ "Plants – Buck Island Reef". National Park Service (US). Retrieved 19 January 2023.
^ Ipil-ipil, Leucaena glauca, BPI.da.gov.ph

[GRIN-1] "Leucaena leucocephala". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-01-18.

[Corner-2] Corner, E. J. H. (1997). Wayside Trees of Malaya. Vol. I (4th ed.). Malayan Nature Society. p. 413.

[POWO-3] "Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

[Hughes-4] Hughes, Colin E. (1998). Monograph of Leucaena (Leguminosae-Mimosoideae). Systematic botany monographs v. 55. ISBN 978-0-912861-55-5.

[5] "PLANTS Profile for Leucaena leucocephala (white leadtree)". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-09-19.

[FTL-6] Shelton, H.M.; Brewbaker, J.L. (eds.). "2.1 Leucaena leucocephala – the Most Widely Used Forage Tree Legume". Forage tree legumes in tropical agriculture. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2015.

[7] Matthews, Donald Maxwell (1914). Ipil-ipil: A firewood and reforestation crop (Leucaena glauca (L.) Benth). Forestry Bureau Bulletin. Vol. 13. Manila: Bureau of Printing, Philippine Islands, Bureau of Forestry.

[8] "Plants – Buck Island Reef". National Park Service (US). Retrieved 19 January 2023.

[BPI-9] Ipil-ipil, Leucaena glauca, BPI.da.gov.ph

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