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Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit subsp. leucocephala

Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Small tree or shrub, 2-4 m high, vegetative buds and new growth canescent, commonly densely so; pods generally pubescent. Fl. white, Jan to Feb or Apr or Jun to Sep or Nov. Sand, clay & loam soils, red gravel. Mangrove edges, woodland near creeks, roadsides.

Amanda Spooner, Descriptive Catalogue, 30 April 2005

Distribution

IBRA Regions
Carnarvon, Dampierland, Indian Tropical Islands, Northern Kimberley, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Cape Range, Fitzroy Trough, Keep, Mitchell, Pindanland.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Broome, Christmas Island, Derby-West Kimberley, Exmouth, Wyndham-East Kimberley.