Leucaena
Leucaena leucocephala
family
Mimosaceae
origin
Exotic
declaration
NIL
For information only
Common names
Leucaena, Tree lucerne, Leadtree, Lead tree, White leadtree, Cow tamarind, Horse tamarind.
A shrub or small tree growing up to 10 m or more tall. Its twice-compound leaves have several branchlets, each with numerous pairs of small leaflets. Its whitish, cream or pale yellow flowers are borne in dense rounded clusters (1-3 cm across). Its elongated and flattened pods (8-18 cm long and 2 cm wide) turn brown or reddish-brown as they mature.
Impact
Impact
Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala) is regarded as an environmental weed in Queensland, the Northern Territory, Western Australia, New South Wales, and on Christmas Island. It is actively managed by community groups in Queensland and the Northern Territory and was recently listed as a priority environmental weed in three Natural Resource Management regions.It is also very invasive in other parts of the world, being listed in the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) and regarded to be in the top 100 of the world's worst invasive alien species.
Location
Location
Characteristics
Characteristics
Similar Species
Similar Species
Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala) is regarded as an environmental weed in Queensland, the Northern Territory, Western Australia, New South Wales, and on Christmas Island. It is actively managed by community groups in Queensland and the Northern Territory and was recently listed as a priority environmental weed in three Natural Resource Management regions.It is also very invasive in other parts of the world, being listed in the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) and regarded to be in the top 100 of the world's worst invasive alien species.
