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Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit (Syn. 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.);
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Afrikaans: reusewattel, stuipboom • Bengali: subabul • Burmese: bawzagaing • English: lead tree, leucaena, wild tamarind • Hawaiian: haole koa, koa haole • Hindi: lamtoro, सफ़ैद बबूल safed babool • Indonesian: petai cina • Javanese: lamtoro, lamotorogung • French: faux mimosa, faux-acacia, leucaene • Spanish: guage • and, unidentified: balori, cassis (Vanuatu), fua pepe (American Samoa and Samoa), ganitnityuwan tangantan (Yap), lopa samoa (American Samoa), lusina (Samoa), namas, nito (Cook Islands), pepe (Niue and Samoa), rohbohtin (Kosrae), siale mohemohe (Tonga), talantayan, talntangan (Guam, Marshall Islands), tangantangan, te kaitetua (Kiribati), telentund (Palau), tuhngantuhngan, vaivai, vaivai dina, vaivai ni vavalagi, vaivai ni vavalangi, vaivai (Fiji). . Origin: West Indies, Bahamas and Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago, from Southern Mexico to Northern South America .
loo-KAY-nuh — from the Greek leukos (white), referring to the flower color
loo-koh-SEF-uh-lah — white head . commonly known as: horse tamarind, lead tree, white popinac, wild tamarind • Bengali: subabul • Gujarati: લીસો બાવળ liso baval, સુબાવળ subaval • Hindi: सफ़ैद बबूल safed babool • Malayalam: ഇപ്പില് ഇപ്പില് ippil ippil, സുബാബുല് subaabul • Marathi: सुबाभळ subabul • Oriya: rossokodombo • Tamil: பெரியதகரை periya-takarai, பெருந்தகரை peru-n-takarai . Native to: Caribbean Islands, from southern Mexico to northern South America; cultivated elsewhere . Unarmed evergreen tree with slightly fissured grayish-brown bark; leaves bipinnate, rachis ending in a soft bristle; pinnae 4-9 pairs; leaflets 11-18 pairs, 10-14 mm long, linear-oblong, oblique; flowers white in globose 15-22 mm across heads on up to 4 cm long peduncles; calyx 2-4 mm long; petals free, 10-12 mm long; pod flat, 13-22 cm long, 16-20 mm broad, 15-24 seeded.
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May & June 2012 Pune.
Wild shrub/tree .Ht about 4 feet growing on the wall of a well at a private society. IMG _2833 is of a similar looking plant growing nearby but I am not sure. Is this some Acacia sp? My apologies I forgot to add that there were no thorns found on this shrub For me its look like Leucaena leucocephala? Looks like Leucaena leucocephala Many thanks … and … for the Id as Leucaena leucocephala. In fact my previous post was also Leucaena leucocephala kindly Id’d by … Then I had only seen dried flowers fallen on the ground. The tree was also very tall and was unable to see the fresh inflorescence.
सुबाभूळ : flower: Leucaena leucocephala = सुबाभूळ
Ref : Shrikant Ingalhalikar’s 2nd book page 482.
Fabaceae – Mimosoideae – Bangalore – RA – Leucaena leucocephala – Wild Tamarind Tree:
It is a low scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa and long flattened pods. Leaves are like that of tamarind. It is a thornless shrubby bush or tree often only to 6-8ft but occasionally to 30-60ft. Grows very well in arid tropical climates and can become a pest species in such climates. Grows best under full sun, needs little water or care once established. Very fast grower. Grows in practically any soil type. The tree has a huge wealth of uses, and is an extremely fast-grower, but care should be taken in some regions to control growth as the seeds are easily dispersed by birds and grazing cattle and the tree has the potential to become a pest. It is grown for fodder, but unless severely grazed or controlled, it spreads rampantly throughout adjacent areas
Fabaceae – Mimosoideae- week. Leucaena leucocephala from Coimbatore:
Fabaceae-Mimosoideae (Mimosaceae) Week: Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit from Panipat Area: Yes. Thanks … for another well illustrated set.
Fabaceae-Mimosoideae (Mimosaceae) Week: Leucaena leucocephala:
Leucaena leucocephala Horse tamarind; White popinac Subabhul, सुबाभूळ Non native. Originates from southern Mexico and Central America. Introduced in India during British regime. A story heard by me. This tree used to be called as Kubabhul. When Indira Gandhi visited Maharashtra to observe the forestation program carried out by the dept. the forest officers were describing its variety of uses. She exclaimed : ” तो फिर इसे कुबाभूल क्यो कहते हैं? ‘सुबाभूल’ कहो !” From then on it is being called as Subabhul. (Of course later on its undesirable aspects were found out and it was correct to call it Kubabhul only.) horse tamarind???
what does it look like or taste? Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit Syn. Acacia leucocephala (Lam.)
Link from Panipat, known as “Subabool“
Fabaceae-Mimosoideae (Mimosaceae) Week :: Leucaena leucocephala in and around Thane: loo-KAY-nuh — from the Greek leukos (white), referring to the flower color
loo-koh-SEF-uh-lah — white head Jan 6, 2007 … avenue tree in Vaghbil, Thane, Maharashtra
commonly known as: horse tamarind, lead tree, white popinac, wild tamarind • Bengali: subabul • Gujarati: લીસો બાવળ liso baval, સુબાવળ subaval • Hindi: सफ़ैद बबूल safed babool • Malayalam: ഇപ്പില് ഇപ്പില് ippil ippil, സുബാബുല് subaabul • Marathi: सुबाभळ subabul • Oriya: rossokodombo • Tamil: பெரியதகரை periya-takarai, பெருந்தகரை peru-n-takarai Native to: Caribbean Islands, from southern Mexico to northern South America; cultivated elsewhere References: Flowers of India • Gardentia • Top Tropicals more views: Jan 6, 2007 … avenue tree in Vaghbil, Thane, Maharashtra Dec 15, 2007 … avenue tree in Vaghbil, Thane, Maharashtra
Dec 16, 2007 … planted in Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai
Dec 20, 2009 … at a resort garden in Jawahar, Maharashtra
May 22, 2010 … avenue tree on Eastern Espress Highway near Mulund toll post, Mumbai
Fabaceae-Mimosoideae (Mimosaceae) Week :: Leucaena leucocephala at Mumbai:
This is another common tree from Mumbai. Bot. name: Leucaena leucocephala Family: Mimosaceae Date/Time: 17th August. Plant Habit: Tree. Habitat: Cultivated really i love this species,, because the place where nothing can grow, this species stand firm… …, this plant growing where nothing can grow could be a fact BUT standing firm needs to be considered … because of its tendency to get uprooted in rain and wind. Eight of every ten uprooted trees in Pune were subabuls … reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucaena_leucocephala …, i guess where nothing can grow, if even out of 10, 2 trees survive its very good for environment,,,
Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit, Taxon 10:54. 1961
syn: Mimosa leucocephala Lam. ; Acacia glauca Willd.
Common names: horse tamarind, coffeebush, ipil-ipil, jumbie-bean, leucaena, vi-vi, white popinac
Unarmed evergreen tree with slightly fissured grayish-brown bark; leaves bipinnate, rachis ending in a soft bristle; pinnae 4-9 pairs; leaflets 11-18 pairs, 10-14 mm long, linear-oblong, oblique; flowers white in globose 15-22 mm across heads of up to 4 cm long peduncles; calyx 2-4 mm long; petals free, 10-12 mm long; pod flat, 13-22 cm long, 16-20 mm broad, 15-24 seeded.
Very common in Delhi along roadsides and private houses, a fast growing tree. Photographed from Vikas Puri Delhi.
Kindly help Id this tree about 80 feet tall in a private society at Pune
I could not see any flowers on the tree but could see green and dried pods. The dried pods fallen on the ground were quite thin also could see some seeds fallen down.
I found some dull pink colored structures fallen on the ground which I think are spikes of dried flowers. (I may be wrong) I could see these flowers (presumed) in IMG_1590 shown by green arrow.
There was also a black cuckoo sitting on the tree and trying to eat something . I tried my level best to take its picture but it was not still. IMG_1590 encircled and IMG_1588 tail and back portion
The tree, flower-head and fruits pictures are probably of Leucaena leucocephala (Fabaceae/Mimosaceae). But the pictures of leaves (IMG_1585 & 1586) look different and may be from a different plant. Many thanks … for the Id. Hats off to your brilliance and observation. There was another tree probably Gulmohar close by. I think I have photographed the leaves of that tree by mistake.
Hooghly Today : Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit:
This seems to be the Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit = SUBABOOL (সুবাবুল) [earlier SAFED BABUL] in Bengali Yes, …, nice pictures..a fast growing plant.. Thank you very much for confirming, it is very common on roadside and rail-stations. It self seeds, a menace to countryside and open fields considering the thousands of seeds it must disperse from each plant!!! no wonder… trying to remove them (the self starters) is a problem.. I also noticed many saplings growing under this tree. Wiki has a description of its use. yes. I have read this wiki essay and referred people to it I have also never seen cattle eating this, will take a note. Attached images may be Acacia sp. Please ID the plant.
Date :16.10.2013
Location: Kamrup district
Family :Mimosaceae
Genus & species : Acacia sp (?)
Habitat: Grows wild on road side.
Habit : Tree, no spine on the surface of the stem looks like Leucaena leucocephala Thank You very much … for ID.
SL 65 291113: Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors. Should be Leucaena leucocephala….
Acacia nilotica? ABMAY01/09 : 6 posts by 3 authors.
I found a couple of trees in a hospital compound below Dharamshala. Could this be Babool?
Acacia nilotica (Babool)
Dharamshala, HP
1500m and below
4 May 2015 were these flowers yellow by any chance? Leucaena leucophloia I hope Thank you … The flowers were pale white if I remember correctly. I will look to see if I have another photo of the tree. Laecaena flowers this time only. Acacia nilotica with deep yellow flowers what would help really is the fruits that dangle
and get brown and disperse seeds catch them while green and then brown
SK104SEP18-1016:ID : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)
Sharing some pictures for ID shot on the way to the Vaishno Devi on 27 May 2012 at around 3000 ft. Similar to Albizia amara but I am unable to confirm without seeing a specimen. Probably introduced in that area. Leucaena leucocephala (Mimosaceae) to me. Please compare with: /species/a—l/f/fabaceae/leucaena/leucaena-leucocephala I also feel that it is Leucaena leucocephala. Yes, this looks like Leucaena leucocephala.. . Leucaena leucocephala and Lysiloma latisilliqua : 2 posts by 2 authors.
Leucaena leucocephala and Lysiloma latisilliqua
Are these species different?
Which one is the plant called as Subabhul planted all over by forest departments?
Any differences?
I was believing that Subabul is Leucaena leucocephala and had posted pictures earlier on the group.
Thanks, … I agree with you. Not heard of the other name.
Leucaena leucocephala – efloraofindia | Google Groups .
190312::Merrut::Sl. No.-2: Date/Time- 11th March, 2012
Location- Place- Merrut, Uttar Pradesh Habitat- Wild Plant Habit- tree Height- 2-3metres Link- http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/9848229 . 170312::Merrut::Sl. No.-2: Date/Time- 11th March, 2012
Location- Place- Merrut, Uttar Pradesh
Habitat- Wild Plant Habit- tree Height- 2-3metres Link-
ID requested : 5 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (3) – 2 Mb each. I need your help to identify the species attached to this email.
Date of picture: 24 Feb 2019
Location: Airforce Station, Bakhsi Ka Talab, Lucknow
Plant Family: Fabaceae
Fruit: Dehiscent pod
Habitat: Wild
Plant form: Tree
Height: ~20feet Leucaena leucocephala ? are not the leaves/leaflets too large and a varying/different shape than what we see in Leucaena leucocephala ??
Thanks for identifying it as Leucaena leucocephala??
Please find the picture of bark too. I am a little confused between Leucaena leucocephala and Parkia spp. Seeds are very similar to Leucaena leucocephala.
Attachments (1) – 2 Mb.
identifying saplings : 5 posts by 3 authors.
I have recently joined this group. I am delighted to read the information already available on this group and am thankful to all who have made this possible. Main characters
Leaflet pairs less than 5………………………. A.lebbeck
Leaflets pairs more than 5 (up to 15) ……….L. leucocephala
Please post some pics. of your saplings; could be identified. Thank you so much. I think mine is not A. Lebbeck. Yeah, you’re right; both pics. belongs to Leucaena only. I am confused. The first two photos belong to a species which one family belonging meitei tribe(Manipuri) claim to be Acacia pennata and they eat the leaves raw.
I searched on internet and found different seeds being declared as seeds of Acacia pennata.
First picture is Leucaena leucocephala. Third too. Sorry, …, this isn’t Acacia sp., it’s Leucaena leucocephala, .
SK 2664 13 July 2020 : 22 posts by 3 authors. 10 images- 5 to 7 mb each.
Location: Chalnakhel, Pharping
Date: 13 July 2020
Elevation: 1550 m.
Habitat: Wild Is it a shrub or a herb ? About 5/6 ft. tall. Pl. check for Mimosa
Some Vachellia sp. ?? Fruits look like Mimosa
Did not find any matching in Mimosa! Mimosa has spines in the stem I guess! Pl. check all the species in the checklist of Nepal.
Also find out which is closest to Mimosa.
Pl. check keys in Flora of Pakistan
Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit ??
Yes, these may be young pods. . Location: Rajouri j and k
Family: Fabaceae ID looks correct. . Swamy/New series/ID/30 – ID of the tree: 5 images.
Please ID the tree foliage photographed in Mysore on 10.7.21. Sent by a friend for ID Fabaceae ? This appears to be the foliage of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit [Fabaceae]. The gland at the junction of the lowermost and the topmost pair of side-stalks is conspicuous in a couple of these photographs. I too agree with … for ID, . Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit :: Waghbil, Thane :: Dec 15, 2007 · JUN23 DV303: 3 images. Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit
Waghbil, Thane :: Dec 15, 2007 · 4:10 PM IST :: about 3 m (10 ft) asl
Earlier uploaded at efloraofindia . Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit :: Thane, Maharashtra :: Sep 8, 2007 · JUN23 DV550: 3 images. Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit
Thane, Maharashtra :: Sep 8, 2007 · 2:04 PM IST :: about 11 m (36 ft) asl
Many thanks to Bharat Godambe for validating the ID at iNaturalist . Fabaceae: Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit: 1 high res. image.
synonym: Leucaena glauca (Willd.) Benth. location/date: Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, October 1994 . Fabaceae: leucaena leucocephala: 2 high res. images. . References:
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