Leucaena diversifolia — a medium houseplant
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Leucaena diversifolia

Leucaena Diversifolia

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Leucaena diversifolia, the wild tamarind or red leucaena, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Mexico and Guatemala. It has been introduced as a cattle fodder in many tropical and subtropical locales around the world. It and its hybrid with Leucaena leucocephala are as aggressively invasive as L. leucocephala itself.

CHARACTERISTICS

Botanical profile.

Genus
Leucaena
Family
Fabaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS

Other names.

en Red leucaena en Upland Koa Haole en Guaje en Wild Tamarind
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