Leucaena — 17 species
Botanical species in the genus Leucaena recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Leucaena collinsii
Leucaena collinsii
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the seasonally dry tropics, where the dry season can be up to 6 - 7 months long. It is found at elevations up to 900 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 22 - 30°c, but can tolerate 16 - 36°c.
Full cultivation guide →Leucaena confertiflora
Leucaena confertiflora
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Leucaena confertiflora is native to high, dry, inland hills and plateaux of southern Mexico, where it can experience regular moderate frosts for up to 3 monhs of the year. It experiences a mean annual rainfall in the range of 500 - 700mm, with a dry season of up to 7 months. Leucaena species generally require a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Leucaena cuspidata
Leucaena cuspidata
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Leucaena cuspidata is native to mid-elevation, dry, inland hills and plateaux of southern Mexico, where it can experience light to moderate frosts for up to 3 monhs of the year. It grows in areas where the mean annual rainfall is in the range of 500 - 1,200mm, with a dry season of up to 6 months. Leucaena species generally require a sunny position.
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Leucaena diversifolia
Leucaena diversifolia
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Leucaena diversifolia succeeds in moist tropical and essentially frost-free subtropical areas at elevations up to 1,740 metres. It grows in areas where the mean annual temperature ranges from 18 - 30°c, and the mean annual rainfall is 600 - 3,500 mm, with up to 4 months dry period. Its natural distribution corresponds to a narrow zone of moist or very moist submontane evergreen forest, subject to frequent mist and cloud cover.
Full cultivation guide →Leucaena esculenta
Leucaena esculenta
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Guaje is a plant of the seasonally dry tropics, where it can be found at elevations from 400 - 2,000 metres. It grows in areas where the mean annual rainfall is within the range 800 - 1,300mm and can tolerate up to 7 months of dry season. Plants can tolerate occasional light frosts.
Full cultivation guide →Leucaena lanceolata
Leucaena lanceolata
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Leucaena lanceolala is a truly tropical species and although it is distributed as far north as Chihuahua, well north of the Tropic of Cancer, it does not tolerate frost. Throughout its wide distribution, rainfall is highly seasonal, usually between 900 - 1,500mm, with a 3 - 6 month dry season. Leucaena species generally require a sunny position.
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Leucaena leucocephala
Leucaena leucocephala
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Leucaena leucocephala is a plant of the tropics, it succeeds at altitudes up to 1,500 metres, occasionally to as high as 2,100 metres. It grows best with a mean annual temperature in the range 25 - 30°c and a mean annual rainfall of 650 - 3,000mm. For optimal growth it is limited to areas 15 - 25° north or south of the equator.
Full cultivation guide →Leucaena macrophylla
Leucaena macrophylla
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Leucaena macrophylla subspecies macrophylla is found at moderately high elevations to 1,900 metres in southern Mexico. It is more cold tolerant than subspecies istmensis, but does not withstand frost. It is found in areas of seasonal rainfall, with a mean annual rainfall in the range 700 - 1,500mm and a 4 - 6 month dry season.
Full cultivation guide →Leucaena macrophylla istmensis
Leucaena macrophylla istmensis
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Leucaena macrophylla istmensis is a truly tropical form of the species, growing mainly at lower elevations to 400 metres and occasionally to 1,500 metres. It is found in areas of seasonal rainfall, with a mean annual rainfall in the range 700 - 1,500mm and a 4 - 6 month dry season. Leucaena species generally require a sunny position.
Full cultivation guide →Leucaena magnifica
Leucaena magnifica
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Leucaena magnifica is a tropical species and occurs in areas with 800 - 1,200mm rainfall and a 5 - 6 month dry season. Leucaena species generally require a sunny position. They are often found in the wild on poor, shallow and dry soils, usually overlying a calcareous rock.
Full cultivation guide →Leucaena matudae
Leucaena matudae
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Leucaena matudae is a plant of the semi-arid tropics. It grows in southern Mexico where rainfall is low, between 500 - 80Omm, and highly seasonal with a dry season of up to 7 months. It does not experience frosts.
Full cultivation guide →Leucaena pallida
Leucaena pallida
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Leucaena pallida is a plant of moderate to higher regions in the tropics, where it is found at elevations from 1,100 - 2,300 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 16 - 24°c, but can tolerate 12 - 30°c. It experiences occasional light frosts in parts of its range, being able to tolerate occasional, short-lived lows down to perhaps -8°c.
Full cultivation guide →Leucaena pueblana
Leucaena pueblana
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Leucaena puebla is a plant of the semi-arid tropics of southern Mexico, where it can be found at elevations from 600 - 2,000 metres. The mean annual rainfall is around 500 - 700mm, with a 6 - 8 month dry season. The plant does not experience frost in its native range.
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Leucaena pulverulenta
Leucaena pulverulenta
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Leucaena pulverulenta is native from the semi-arid subtropical regions of southern Texas to the tropics of southern Mexico. It is known to experience occasional light to moderate frosts, though even occasional heavy frosts are known to damage and even kill it. It grows in areas of seasonal rainfall, with a mean annual rainfall in the range 700 - 1,000mm and a 5 - 6 month dry season.
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Leucaena salvadorensis
Leucaena salvadorensis
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Leucaena salvadorensis is a plant of the dry to moist tropics, where it is found at elevations from 200 - 1,000 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 25 - 30°c, but can tolerate 20 - 35°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 800 - 2,000mm, but tolerates 600 - 2,400mm with a dry season of 5 - 7 months.
Full cultivation guide →Leucaena shannonii
Leucaena shannonii
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Leucaena shannonii is a plant of the tropical lowlands growing in seasonally dry climates with a mean annual rainfall in the range 800 - 1,200mm and a 5 - 6 month dry season. Leucaena species generally require a sunny position. They are often found in the wild on poor, shallow and dry soils, usually overlying a calcareous rock.
Full cultivation guide →Leucaena trichandra
Leucaena trichandra
Family: Fabaceae
Cultivation
Leucaena trichandra is a plant of moderate elevations in the tropics, where it is found from 700 - 2,000 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 17 - 22°c, but can tolerate 12 - 28°c. It does not tolerate frost according to one report, whilst another says that when dormant, the plant can survive temperatures down to about -1°c.
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