Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit

 
  • Family : MIMOSACEAE
    (Pea Or Bean Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : BABOOL FAMILY (बबूल फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Leguminosae
  • Subfamily : Mimosoideae
  • Basionym : Mimosa leucocephala Lam.
  • Synonym(s) : Leucaena latisiliqua (L.) Gillis sensu Pullaiah & K. Sree Rama Murthy. 2001.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit
  • Common name : Subaul, Lead tree, Leucaena, Shite lead tree (Mal.)
  • Vernacular name :
    • Subabool Subabul, Koobabul, Kubabul (Hindi)
    • Naattu Cauvindal (Tamil)
    • Kainti, Kantisubabul (Telugu)
    • Nagarjun, Rajokasundiri (Oria)
    • Kubabhul (Marathi)
    • Ippilippil, Subaul (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Plains and foothills of forests
  • Comments / notes : Introduced as a cover crop in plantations and for fodder and fuel; now is an escape and also naturalized. Sometimes is an aggressive colonizer. L. latisiliqua (L.) Gillis is different from L. leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit, but most of the Indian taxonomists consider these two taxa are the same
  • Key identification features : Tree, flowers small in dense, globose, white heads; pod thin; seeds brown.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Collector(s) Name : Cecil J. Saldanha
  • Collection Date : 09/77
  • Collection Nos : SJC 19345
  • Collection Locality : Davangere
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Throughout Andhra Pradesh
    • Karnataka : Davanagare district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Akola district
    • Odisha : Throughout Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : Introduced
    • Jharkhand :
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
  • Native : Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Pantropical
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2001 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 2
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
    • Kamble & Pradhan, 1988. Flora of Akola District, Maharashtra. Botanical Survey of India
    • Indigenous Plants at Biodiversity Park, Ranchi - Ranchi Afforestation Division, Forest and Environmental Department, Jharkhand
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Leucaena leucocephala. Downloaded on 12 October 2024.

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