Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Mimosaceae | Genus: Leucaena | Species: Leucaena glauca Linn. |
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| Synonym | Leucaena leucocephala, Mimosa glauca | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | white leadtree, Jumbay and white popinac | Flower Type | Raceme |
| English / Trade Name | Leucaena,Jumpy-bean, Wild tamarind,Lead tree,White popinac,White leadtree,Horse tamarind | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Chigonglei Angouba | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit 11-19 cm long, 15-21 mm wide, 5-20 per flower head, linear-oblong, acute or rounded at apex, flat, 8- 18 seeded, mid- to orange-brown |
| Habitat | Occurs in arid, roadside areas, carparks, and abandoned land | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | Native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Spain, United States of America and exotic in India | Bark Details | Bark on young branches smooth, grey-brown, slash salmon pink, darker grey-brown and rougher with shallow, rusty orange-brown vertical fissures |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | It is is a small, variably shrubby and highly branched to medium-sized tree with a short, clear bole to 5 m upright angular branching and a narrow open crown 3-15m tall, bole diameter 10-50 cm | Leaf Details | Leaves with 6-9 pairs pinnae; pinnular rachis 5-10.2 cm long, leaflets 9-16 mm long, 2-4.5 mm wide, 13-21 pairs per pinna |
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