Leucaena lanceolata




Key to the varieties of Leucaena lanceolata, from Hughes (1998):

1. Pods usually with dense velutinous pubescence, occasionally glabrous in a few areas, generally <18 cm
long and <22 mm wide, leaflets generally <20 mm wide; widely distributed L. lanceolata var. lanceolata
1. Pods usually glabrous, usually lustrous or glossy, occasionally pubescent in a few areas, generally
>20 cm long and >20 mm wide; restricted to Michoacán, guerrero, and Oaxaca L. lanceolata var. sousae

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