Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) DeWit.

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Harry Pichanick Drive, Harare

Photo: Mark Hyde
Hodson Avenue, New Alexandra Park

Photo: Bart Wursten
Hysteria Lane, Area 3, Lilongwe

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Common names:	River tamarind (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Introduced
Description:	Unarmed shrub or small tree. Branchlets densely covered in grey hairs. Leaves twice compound with a distinct gland on the rhachis between the lowest pair of pinnae. Flowers in spherical heads, white to pale yellow. Pods in clusters, thin and flattened but slightly raised over the seeds, splitting into straight halves.
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Notes:
Derivation of specific name:	leucocephala: with white heads
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Worldwide distribution:	Native to tropical America
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Growth form(s):	Tree, shrub over 2 m.
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Literature:	Brenan, J.P.M. (1970). Mimosoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(1) Pages 52 - 53. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 233. (Includes a picture). Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 128. Parker, T. (2023). Common Trees of Mozambique The Tree Press, Austin, Texas, USA Pages 208 - 209. (Includes a picture). Troupin, G. (1978). Mimosaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume I Pages 365 - 377. (Includes a picture).

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