Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Leucaena leucocephala
Scientific Name and Description
Leucaena leucocephala (LAM.) DE WIT.
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Leucaena glauca (L.) BENTH.
Acacia frondosa Willd.
Acacia glauca (L.) Willd.
Acacia leucocephala (Lam.) Link
Acacia leucophala Link
Leucaena glabra Benth.
Leucaena glauca[2] Benth.
Mimosa glauca sensu L.1763 Misapplied
Mimosa glauca Koenig ex Roxb.
Mimosa leucocephala Lam.
Mimosa leucophala Lam.
Acacia frondosa Willd.
Acacia glauca (L.) Willd.
Acacia leucocephala (Lam.) Link
Acacia leucophala Link
Leucaena glabra Benth.
Leucaena glauca[2] Benth.
Mimosa glauca sensu L.1763 Misapplied
Mimosa glauca Koenig ex Roxb.
Mimosa leucocephala Lam.
Mimosa leucophala Lam.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Common names | ,White Leadtree, White Popinac, Lampara, jumbay, pearl, white leadtree, tamarind, ipil-ipil, tan-tan, white popinac |
| English | lead tree |
| Malayalam | tagaranniram, takaranniram |
| Tamil | nattuccavundal, tagarai, Vellay kondrai |
| Telugu | kaniti, Vellay Seethakachi |
| Hindi | Safed siris, Subabul |
| Marathi | Safed siris |
| Bengali | Vilayati siras |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Folk
Ethnopharmacology use
Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit
Habit - Tree
Parts used - Legume
Application - Edible
Treatment - General
References - Bhagat et al. 2016
References
Literature
Literature
Bhagat et al. 2016
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol I Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
The Flora of Orissa Volume 1 Author - H. O. Saxena, M. Brahmam
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Flora of the Indian Desert Author - Bhandari M.M
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Leucaena leucocephala. (2024, July 6). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leucaena_leucocephala