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Leucaena is a genus of about 24 species of leguminous trees and shrubs, distributed from Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
 in the United States
United States

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 to Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. It belongs to subfamily Mimosoideae
Mimosoideae

Mimosoideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae characterized by flowers with small petals and numerous prominent stamens. This subfamily is subdivided into five tribes: Acacieae, Ingeae, Mimoseae, Mimozygantheae, and Parkieae....
 of the legume family Fabaceae
Fabaceae

Fabaceae or Leguminosae is a large and economically important family of flowering plants, which is commonly known as the legume family, pea family, bean family or pulse family....
.

The plant can be used for such purposes as: livestock fodder, green manure, firewood crops, soil conservation. Its seeds can be used as beads (jumbie beans). The crop can be raised as a charcoal
Charcoal

Charcoal is the blackish residue consisting of impure carbon obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents from animal and vegetation substances....
 source and for energy (1 million barrels of oil per annum from 120 kmē).






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Leucaena is a genus of about 24 species of leguminous trees and shrubs, distributed from Texas
Texas

Texas is a U.S. state located in the South Central United States, nicknamed the Lone Star State. Texas is the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, spanning , and with a growing population of 24.3 million residents....
 in the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 to Peru
Peru

Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. It belongs to subfamily Mimosoideae
Mimosoideae

Mimosoideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Fabaceae characterized by flowers with small petals and numerous prominent stamens. This subfamily is subdivided into five tribes: Acacieae, Ingeae, Mimoseae, Mimozygantheae, and Parkieae....
 of the legume family Fabaceae
Fabaceae

Fabaceae or Leguminosae is a large and economically important family of flowering plants, which is commonly known as the legume family, pea family, bean family or pulse family....
.

The plant can be used for such purposes as: livestock fodder, green manure, firewood crops, soil conservation. Its seeds can be used as beads (jumbie beans). The crop can be raised as a charcoal
Charcoal

Charcoal is the blackish residue consisting of impure carbon obtained by removing water and other volatile constituents from animal and vegetation substances....
 source and for energy (1 million barrels of oil per annum from 120 kmē). Extract from its seeds have anthelmintic
Anthelmintic

Anthelmintics or antihelminthics are drugs that expel parasite worms from the body, by either stunning or killing them. They may also be called vermifuges or vermicides ....
 medicinal qualities in Sumatra
Sumatra

Sumatra is an island in western Indonesia, westernmost of the Sunda Islands. It is the largest island entirely in Indonesia , and the list of islands by area in the world ....
, Indonesia
Indonesia

The Republic of Indonesia , is a transcontinental country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Comprising Islands of Indonesia, it is the world's largest Archipelago state....
.

Some species (namely Leucaena leucocephala) have edible fruits (as unripe) and seeds. The seeds of Leucaena esculenta, called guaje in Mexico
Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federalism constitutionalism republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of Mexico....
, are eaten with salt, but in others species high levels of mimosine
Mimosine

Mimosine is an alkaloid, ?-3-hydroxy-4 pyridone amino acid. It is a toxic non-protein free amino acid otherwise chemically similar to tyrosine, and was first isolated from Mimosa pudica....
 may leads to loss of hair and infertility.

List of species

  • Leucaena collinsii
  • Leucaena confertiflora
  • Leucaena cuspidata
    Leucaena cuspidata

    Leucaena cuspidata is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Mexico.It is threatened by habitat loss....
  • Leucaena diversifolia
  • Leucaena esculenta
  • Leucaena greggii
    Leucaena greggii

    Leucaena greggii is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Mexico.It is threatened by habitat loss....
  • Leucaena guatemalensis
  • Leucaena involucrata
    Leucaena involucrata

    Leucaena involucrata is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Mexico....
  • Leucaena lanceolata
  • Leucaena lempirana
    Leucaena lempirana

    Leucaena lempirana is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Honduras....
  • Leucaena leucocephala
  • Leucaena macrophylla
  • Leucaena magnifica
    Leucaena magnifica

    Leucaena magnifica is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Guatemala....
  • Leucaena matudae
    Leucaena matudae

    Leucaena matudae is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Mexico....
  • Leucaena mixtec
  • Leucaena multicapitula
  • Leucaena pallida
  • Leucaena pueblana
    Leucaena pueblana

    Leucaena pueblana is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found only in Mexico.It is threatened by habitat loss....
  • Leucaena pulverulenta
  • Leucaena retusa
  • Leucaena salvadorensis
    Leucaena salvadorensis

    Leucaena salvadorensis is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family.It is found in El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua....
  • Leucaena shannonii
  • Leucaena spontanea
  • Leucaena trichandra
  • Leucaena trichodes


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