Leucaena esculenta (Benth.) Moc. & Sessé ex DC. subsp. esculenta

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Leucaena esculenta (Benth.) Moc. & Sessé ex DC. subsp. esculenta

  • Collector(s)

    C. E. Hughes 1623, 16 Feb 1992

  • Location

    Mexico. Puebla. In the village of Santiago Acactepec which lies on the main Tehuacan to Huajuapan de Leon road about 50 km SW of Tehuacan.

  • Description

    Ripe and unripe pods light maroon, fading reddish; Leaves shedding, only a few persistent leaves. Leaf rachis and gland strongly tinged maroon; Arbol: Medium-sized, heavily-branched tree; to 15 m ht; Bark thick and corky, pale metallic grey, inner bark gr.

  • Specimen Notes

    Cultivated for the production of seeds which are eaten locally and sold in markets in the area. Duplicates: E, FHO, K, MEXU, MO, NY. Ref. nombre correcto ILDIS: Leucaena esculenta

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 549833

    Occurrence ID: 20283d56-6602-4ced-8ff8-ff398e5a7610

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Mexico

  • State/Province

    Puebla

  • Locality

    In the village of Santiago Acactepec which lies on the main Tehuacan to Huajuapan de Leon road about 50 km SW of Tehuacan

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1950 m. (6398 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.23, -97.55

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