Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit
銀合歡

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Family 科

  • Mimosaceae 含羞草科

Growing Habits 生長習性

  1. Growth form 生長形態
    2. Tree 喬木
    Shrub 灌木
  1. Climbing method 攀緣方式
    2. Not applicable 不適用

Height/Length

  • 2 - 6 m

Stems, Branches and Branchlets

  1. Indumentum 表被物
    2. Canescent 被灰白毛
    Glabrescent 漸變無毛
  1. Gland 腺體
    2. Absent 無
  1. Lenticel 皮孔
    2. To be determined 有待確定
  1. Armature 針刺
    2. Absent 無
  1. Type 類型
    2. To be determined 有待確定
  1. Bark 樹皮
    2. To be determined 有待確定
  1. Habit 習性
    2. To be determined 有待確定
  1. Shape 形狀
    2. To be determined 有待確定
  1. Color 顏色
    2. To be determined 有待確定
  1. Modified stems 特化莖
    2. Absent 無

Leaf/Leaflet Length

  • 葉 
    • 12 - 17 cm
  • 小葉 
    • 0.7 - 1.3 cm

Leaf/Leaflet Width

  • 葉 
    • To be determined 有待確定
  • 小葉 
    • 0.15 - 0.3 cm

Infloresence diameter/length

  • 2 - 3 cm

Sepal/calyx length

  • To be determined 有待確定

Petal/Corolla length

  • To be determined 有待確定

Fruit diameter/length

  • 10 - 18 cm

Supplementary information

Can be used as green manure, animal food and fuelwood. Habits in hillslopes also. Flowering since April until July. Fruiting from August to October.

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Reviewer(s)

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References

  1. Flora of Hong Kong: Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
  1. Flora of Shenzhen: China Forestry Publishing House
  1. Flora of China. Vol 9 (2003): Science Press, Beijing Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis
  1. Flora Republicae Popularis Sinicae (中國植物志): Science Press, Beijing

Acknowledgement 鳴謝:

Wu Jieh Yee Charitable Foundation Native Plant Resources and Database in Hong Kong
伍絜宜慈善基金香港原生植物資源及教材庫

Shiu-Ying Hu Herbarium, School of Life Sciences, CUHK WordPress

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