BEnTroS
DATE:  5.Jul.97
TIME: 12:31

* G E N E R A L   D A T A *

Scient. name.....: Leucaena leucocephala
Family...........: Fabaceae
Plant height.....: 5
Color of flower..: WHITE

H a b i t u s:
Small, single - or multistemmed tree or 
shrub with a medium canopy.

C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s:
Drought tolerant, shade tolerant, salt 
tolerant (limited), evergreen, fast growing, 
deep rooting system, N-fixing,  on acid soils 
as well as on alcaline soils, wide pH-range 
(4,3-8,7), wide precipitation range (300-4100). 
Wood very hard. Good coppice and pollard ability.

R a n g e   o f   u s e:
Important multipurpose tree, pantropical. Main uses: 
Foddertree, shadetree, green manuring (mulching), 
windbreak, hedging/living fences; additional uses: 
Erosion control and soil stabilization. Also 
used for reforestation in lowlands, where it 
substitutes Alnus maritima. Fuelwood, now mooted 
as charcoal source and for energy; N-fixation per 
ha/year: 500-600 Kg. Young leaves contain Mimosin 
(4-5 %) which is toxic for cattle (except in Australia); 
young leaves used as vegetable.

L i t r a t u r e:
Rehm, S. and Espig, G. 1984; Wenner, C. G. 1980; 
Lamprecht, H. 1986; Duke, J. 1986; Willis, J.C. 1966; 
Mansfeld, R. 1986; Puri, S. and Shamet, G. S. 1988; 
Mabberley, D.J. 1990; Franke, W. 1989; Schultze-Motel, J. 1966; 
IAT, Universität Göttingen 1994; ICRAF 1990

B I O L O G I C A L   E N G I N E E R I N G   D A T A
Erosion control.....: YES
Ground stabilisation: YES
Initial regreening..: YES
Reforestation.......: YES
Hedges/windbreaks...: YES
MPTS services.......: YES
Agroforestry........: YES
Other uses..........: YES

* S P E C I A L   D A T A *

C O M M O N   N A M E S
Grains de lin
Guaje
Horse Tamarind
Huaxin
Ipil Ipil
Koa haole
Lead Tree

L I F E Z O N E S
Sm
Sw
Td
Tw

R E G I O N S  O F  D I V E R S I T Y
African Region
Australian Region
Indochinese-Indonesian Region
South American Region

H A B I T / S I T E
degraded soils

L I F E S T Y L E
shrub
tree

P R O P A G A T I O N
by seed (direct sowing)
seedlings
stem cuttings

U T I L I S A T I O N
cuttings
fruits
leaves
multipurpose
wood

B I O L O G I C A L  E N G I N E E R I N G
erosion control
humid slope stabilization
surface soil stabilization

C O N S T R U C T I O N S
bench brush layer
branch mulching
brushwood piling
tree/shrub planting