Leucaena greggii S.Watson is a plant in the Fabaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Leucaena greggii S.Watson

Leucaena greggii S.Watson

Leucaena greggii is a threatened Fabaceae plant endemic to Mexico, named for explorer Josiah Gregg.

Family
Genus
Leucaena
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Leucaena greggii S.Watson

Leucaena greggii S.Watson is a plant species belonging to the legume family Fabaceae. This species is endemic to Mexico, meaning it is found nowhere else outside this country. It is currently classified as threatened due to the loss of its natural habitat. Its specific epithet, greggii, is named to honor Josiah Gregg (1806–1850), who was a merchant, explorer, naturalist, and author focused on the American Southwest and Northern Mexico.

Photo: (c) Ricardo Jaimes-López, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ricardo Jaimes-López · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Leucaena

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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