Wild tamarind facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Wild tamarind |
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| Mature trees and grazed saplings in Hawaii | |
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| Branch with flowers and seedpods | |
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Leucaena
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diversifolia
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Leucaena diversifolia, the wild tamarind or red leucaena, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Mexico and Central America. It has been introduced as a cattle fodder in many tropical and subtropical locales around the world. It and its hybrid with Leucaena leucocephala are as aggressively invasive as L. leucocephala itself.
See also
In Spanish: Leucaena diversifolia para niños
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