Mexico and central america is the native range of lead tree, or leucaena leucocephala. Leucaena leucocephala fruit aqueous extract stimulates. On acidinfertile soils it is essential to add lime, p and k at planting and after each cut. Plants profile for leucaena leucocephala white leadtree. Leucaena is listed as a weed in new guinea, hawaii, western polynesia and the usa. Various forms of leucaena such as leucaena leucocephala have been developed for animal forage, firewood, and construction, as well as for the high production of nitrogen that enriches impoverished soils, especially in the asiatic tropics. Calliandra surinamensis serissa snow rose, tree of a thousand stars. Jun 07, 2014 this page was last edited on december 2019, at 08. This multipurpose tree is used for fuel wood, lumber, animal fodder, and green manure. Leucaena1 leucaena leucocephala is a perennial nonclimbing, nonspiny shrub or tree.
Leucaena leucocephala, leucaena glauca, mimosa leucocephala. Observations on leucaena glauca observations on leucaena glauca mullenax, c. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Western flower thrips, frankliniella occidentalis pergande, a known vector of tomato spotted wilt virus, was found to be associated with 48 plant species growing within the kula vegetablegrowing region on the island of maui, hawaii. Leucaena leucocephala suppression in sint eustatius. Leucaena is a longlived perennial legume around 23 year halflife in difficult conditions in australia. Leucaena leucocephala is a small fastgrowing mimosoid tree native to southern mexico and northern central america belize and guatemala and is now naturalized throughout the tropics. The flavonoid constitunts of leucaena leucocephala. Pdf antihelminthic activity of leucaena glauca ipilipil seed and. Leucaena leucocephala is an evergreen shrub or tree with a fairly open, rounded crown. Leucaena glauca family leguminosaemimosoideae, sensu auctt. They are native to the americas, ranging from texas in the united states south to peru. Read leucaena glauca and ruminants, australian veterinary journal on deepdyve, the largest online rental service for scholarly research with thousands of academic publications available at your fingertips. The comparative morphology of species of leucaena and closely related genera is investigated and presented.
Germination of seed of koa haole leucaena glauca l. Seed production produces large amounts of seed over an extended season under suitable rainfall conditions. The ability of the extract to stimulate adipogenesis, inhibit lipolysis, and activate radiolabeled glucose uptake was assessed using primary rat. Leucaena leucocephala is more palatable than arachis pintoi nieves et al. Induction of fine roots in leucaena leucocephala using agrobacterium rhizogenes mohammed saifuddin, divya mariam chandy, normaniza osman, norzulaani khalid institute of biological sciences, faculty of science, university of malaya, 50603 kuala lumpur, malaysia corresponding author. Leucaena leucocephala had been traditionally used to treat diabetes. Leucaena is a genus of flowering plants in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily caesalpinioideae of the legume family fabaceae.
Leucaena glauca and ruminants, australian veterinary. Leucaena leucocephala ufifas center for aquatic and. Be sure that the plants you consider meet the requirements for good bonsai. Leucaena leucocephala is spreading naturally and has been reported as a weed in more then 20 countries across all continents except europe and antarctica. The genus leucaena has a short juvenile phase for a woody species in that it can commence flowering 34 months after the planting. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above.
The bole is generally short and can be 10 50cm in diameter 404. A brief documented history of leucaena in australia the key facts. The inflorescence is a cream coloured globular shape. This page was last edited on 6 december 2014, at 03. Monograph of leucaena leguminosaemimosoideae on jstor. This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. Leucaena leucocephala shrub and vine seeds white leadtree. The accepted taxonomy of the genus is based on the monograph by hughes 1998a, building on an earlier revision of the mexican species by zarate 1994. Serissa foetida nicest of all indoor bonsai creating your own bonsai plant selection it is safest to begin with common plants that do well in your area. Host range of western flower thrips, frankliniella.
The generic name is derived from the greek word leukos, meaning white. In botswana, leucaena leucocephala flowered from 24 months after field planting walton 2003. Colombian cvs and leucaena pulverulenta have much less mimosine. Leucaena leucocephala the most widely used forage tree legume. A preliminary analysis of sister group relationships amongst the genera of the informal leucaena and dichrostachys groups and two outgroup genera, parkia and xylia, revealed no support for these groups and suggested that schleinitzia, the only other genus traditionally placed in the leucaena group, may not be the sister group of leucaena. View photographs and a description of the plant leucaena leucocephala, commonly known as white leadtree, lead tree, koa haole, ekoa, leucaena, horse. An leucaena leucocephala in nahilalakip ha genus nga leucaena, ngan familia nga fabaceae. Assigned to the middle america center of diversity, leadtree or cultivars thereof is reported to exhibit tolerance to aluminum, disease, drought, high ph, heavy soil, laterite, light frost, limestone, low ph, salt, slopes, weeds, and wind. Leucaena codes of practice department of agriculture and. It is necessary to determine the properties of these gums before been used as excipients in any formulation in order to achieve the goal intended of the formulation.
In some areas the invasive tree forms dense monospecific thickets, which might suppress andor replace other native species that are important for the islands biodiversity. Plant maturity of leucaena leucocephala follows this pattern. Ipilipil, leucaena glauca, santa elena, lead tree, yin he huan herbal therapy an illustrated compilation of medicinal plants in the philippines by dr godofredo stuart, with botanical information, chemical properties, folkloric uses and medicinal research studies. Leucaena leucocephala name synonyms acacia frondosa willd.
However, notwithstanding the clear confusion introduced below regarding synonymy, it appears that a. Common names include white leadtree, 5 jumbay, river tamarind, subabul, 6 and white popinac. Usually such hardy plants are worthy of the epithet weeds, but leucaena glauca which is known as jumbay in the bahama islands, is just such a hardy plant which, because of the lack of. White leadtree, lead tree, koa haole, ekoa, leucaena, horse tamarind. The neotropical genus leucaena comprises 22 species, 6 infraspecific taxa, and two named hybrids.
Leucaena leucocephala can replace alfalfa scapinello et al. Native to tropical america, two of the three subspecies now have a pantropical distribution facilitated by its use as a fodder, wood source and reclamation species. Risk assessment for leucaena leucocephala from the government of queensland, australia pdf format. It has also smooth greybrown bark with conspicuous pores called lenticels 1,4,5,6. Leaves are bipinnate with 68 pairs of pinnae bearing 1123 pairs of leaflets 816 mm long. Acacia glauca willdenow 1806, not linnaeus moench 1794. Common names include white leadtree jumbay and white popinac. Leucaena leucocephala is a small fastgrowing mimosoid tree native to southern mexico and northern central america belize and guatemala and is now naturalized throughout the tropics common names include white leadtree, jumbay, river tamarind, subabul, and white popinac l. The record derives from ildis which reports it as an accepted name record 105.
Proceedings of the hawaii entomological society 16. In their first research paper hutton and gray 1959 they noted that they had made collections from naturalized leucaena, l glauca syn l leucocephala from brisbane, gympie, gayndah, rockhampton, innisfail and darwin. A brief documented history of leucaena in australia the. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information.
Acacia glauca is a species in the legume family fabaceae, in the subfamily mimosoideae and the tribe acacieae. University of hawaii at manoa hamilton library 2550 mccarthy mall honolulu, hi 96822. Leucaena leucocephala is a large shrub or small to mediumsized tree that generally grows up to 25 feet tall, but can reach 60 feet under the right conditions 1,2,3. A morphological data set is analyzed cladistically to determine species relationships. It is rather similar in appearance and uses to the highly valued but also occasionally invasive leucaena. Leucaena leucocephala the most widely used forage tree. Lead tree was most likely distributed by man because of its many uses.
Redwood acaciella glauca and bolivian wattle acaciella angustissima are quite similar to leucaena leucaena leucocephala. Leucaena leucocephala and over other quality seeds for sale. These species can be distinguished by the following differences. In australia, it has naturalised in many areas and on a. The aim of this work therefore is, to establish some of the physicochemical properties of leucaena leucocephala bark gum as excipients in pharmaceutical formulations. Dry leucaena wood has 39% the calorific value of fuel oil 10,000 calkg, lecaena charcoal 72. Leucaena leucocephala white popinac leucaena glauca. This psyllid was causing extensive defoliation of leucaena leucocephala. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Native to central and south america, leucaena is a small tree that has been planted for fodder in many tropical areas of the world, including queensland. Watson family mimosaceae filed as leucaena glauca auct. Government agencies have long promoted the use of buffel grass and other invasive forage species including leucaena leucaena leucocephala lam. Leucaena leucocephala white leadtree, lead tree, koa haole.
On sint eustatius leucaena leucocephala local name tan tan is present in parts of the island. Fabaceae plants grown all over india were investigated for its physicochemical properties such as ph, swelling capacity and viscosities at different temperatures using standard methods. Antihelminthic activity of leucaena glauca ipilipil seed and leaf extract in an ascaridae model. This page was last edited on december 2019, at 08. Ipilipil, leucaena glauca, santa elena, yin he huan. It is a prolific producer of longlived seeds and has relatively unpalatable foliage. Acacia glauca referred to as acaciella glauca in australia and elsewhere is a shrub or small tree from the caribbean that has naturalized outside its native range. Leucaena leucocephala white leadtree, lead tree, koa. It is a weed of open, often coastal or riverine habitats, seminatural, and other disturbed or ruderal sites and occasionally in agricultural land. Observations on leucaena glauca, australian veterinary. In, molokai, hawaii brewbaker 1980 a 400ha farm of leucaena leucocephala on a four year rotation is expected to fuel a two megawatt facility producing 11. Leucaena leucocephala bark gum appeared to be colorless to reddish brown translucent tears.
Compatibility with other species compatible with a range of grass species. Seed production produces large amounts of seed over an. The fastgrowing plant exhibits an open, spreading habit with a trunk diameter between 4 and 10 inches. Leucaena glauca and ruminants, australian veterinary journal. Induction of fine roots in leucaena leucocephala using. Taxonomy and field identification are also discussed in detail in hughes 1998b. Keep leucaena at least 20 m away from external fence lines maintain a buffer strip of strong grass pasture between leucaena plantings and creeks or boundary fences fully fence leucaena paddocks to avoid the unlikely risk of stock spreading ripe seed graze or cut leucaena to keep it within the reach of animals and minimise seed set. Branchlets pubescent, glabrous when old, with brown lenticels. Leucaena leaf meal may be included at 25% when supplementing a diet based on cassava peels and gliricidia sepium and at 3040% when rabbits are fed with arachis pintoi. Whereas addition of ferrous sulphate 2% to the ration protected the animals from developing these toxic symptoms. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Ranchers who relied on leucaena as fodder in marginal lands were concerned, and the hawaii department of agriculture initiated a search for natural enemies of the psyllid in trinidad and tobago.
Leucaena in australia has occasionally responded strongly to added sulphur. The present study was designed to evaluate in vitro insulinlike activities of leucaena leucocephala lam. It contains about 24 species of trees and shrubs, which are commonly known as leadtrees. Leucaena leucaena leucocephala vro agriculture victoria. Ornamental uses include windbreaks, shade trees, and erosion control.