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Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit

White Popinac; Wild Tamarind; Cassie; Jumbie Bean; Lead Tree; Cowbush; Jump-and-go; Mimosa

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT)
English White Popinac; Wild Tamarind; Cassie; Jumbie Bean; Lead Tree; Cowbush; Jump-and-go; Mimosa;
Français Bois Bourro; Bois-lolo; Cassie Blanc; Graines De Lin; Grains de Lin Pays; Acacie; Tamarin Batard; Gros-Cassie;
Other names Aroma Blanca; Aroma Boba; Aroma Mansa; Barba De Leon; Granadillo Bobo; Granadino; Granolino; Guaje; Hediondilla; Ipil Ipil; Jimbay; Kaset Khok; Kra Thin; Leucaena; Lino; Lino Criollo; Macata; Macata Blanca; Monval; Panelo; Petai Belanda; Petai Jawa; Petai Tiga Bulan; Phak Kan Thin; Phak Nong Bok; Popinac; Sato Bao; Shack-shack; Tamarindillo; Tantan; Tchia-tchia Marron; Tumbarabu; Uaxim; Zarcilla

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
FSC

Origin

States and Territories Zimbabwe; Zaire; Yemen; Virgin Is; Viet Nam; Venezuela; Vanuatu; United States; Uganda; Trinidad & Tobago; Togo; Thailand; Tanzania; Taiwan; Surinam; Sudan; St Martin-St Barthelemy; Sri Lanka; South Africa; Somalia; Society Is; Singapore; Sierra Leone; Seychelles; Senegal; Saudi Arabia; Sao Tome & Principe; Ryukyu Is; Rodrigues; Réunion; Puerto Rico; Portugal; Philippines; Peru; Peninsular Malaysia; Paraguay; Papua New Guinea; Panama; Pakistan; Ogasawara-shoto; Nigeria; Niger; Nicobar Is; Nicaragua; New Caledonia; Nepal; Mozambique; Mexico(South East); Mexico(North & Central); Mexico; Mauritius; Marquesas; Mali; Maldives; Malaysia; Malawi; Madeira; Madagascar; Liberia; Lebanon; Laos; Kenya; Jawa; Jamaica; Ivory Coast; Irian Jaya; Iraq; Indonesia; India; Honduras; Hawaii; Haiti; Hainan; Guyana; Guinea Bissau; Guinea; Guatemala; Guam; Guadeloupe; Grenada; Ghana; French Guiana; Fiji; Ethiopia; Equatorial Guinea; El Salvador; Egypt; Ecuador; Dominican Republic; Djibouti; Cyprus; Cuba; Costa Rica; Comoro Is; Colombia; Christmas I; China; Chile; Chagos Archipelago; Chad; Cayman Is; Cape Verde; Cameroon; Cambodia; Burundi; Brazil; Bolivia; Bismarck Archipelago; Bhutan; Bermuda; Belize; Bangladesh; Bahamas; Australia; Argentina; Angola; Andaman Is; Aldabra

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae
Genus Leucaena
Species leucocephala
Author citation (Lam.) de Wit
Scientific name Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC

Appearances

Wood

White Popinac;  Wild Tamarind;  Cassie;  Jumbie Bean;  Lead Tree;  Cowbush;  Jump-and-go;  Mimosa

Leucaena leucocephala , ©Dennis Wilson

Leaves

White Popinac;  Wild Tamarind;  Cassie;  Jumbie Bean;  Lead Tree;  Cowbush;  Jump-and-go;  Mimosa

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

White Popinac;  Wild Tamarind;  Cassie;  Jumbie Bean;  Lead Tree;  Cowbush;  Jump-and-go;  Mimosa

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson

White Popinac;  Wild Tamarind;  Cassie;  Jumbie Bean;  Lead Tree;  Cowbush;  Jump-and-go;  Mimosa

, Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson