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LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-05-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Vegetable Crop Production
- Forage Crops
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- leucaena
1, record 1, English, leucaena
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small tree with finely divided, light green, bipinnate leaves. The leaflets, about 15 pairs, are 1-1.5 cm. long, opposite, asymmetrical and slightly curved. The flowering heads grow in clusters from branch ends. The individual flowers are white, the head turning brown as it matures. The pods are flat, about 15 cm. long, green when immature, turning brown with age. The oval seeds are flat and glossy. 1, record 1, English, - leucaena
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Production légumière
- Culture des plantes fourragères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Leucaena leucocephala
1, record 1, French, Leucaena%20leucocephala
Latin
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Originaire du Mexique et du nord de l'Amérique Centrale, cette plante est maintenant largement naturalisée sous les tropiques. C'est un arbuste de 0,8 à 5 mètres, aux jeunes rameaux finement poilus. Les feuilles alternes sont pari-bipennées. Les petites fleurs blanches forment des glomérules suivies de gousses plates marron. Cette plante est souvent utilisée comme fourrage pour les animaux, mais elle renferme de la mimosine, acide aminé qui provoque à la longue la chute du poil des ruminants et peut leur faire développer un goitre si consommée en excès. 2, record 1, French, - Leucaena%20leucocephala
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
- Producción hortícola
- Cultivo de plantas forrajeras
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- leucaena
1, record 1, Spanish, leucaena
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- Leucaena leucocephala 1, record 1, Spanish, Leucaena%20leucocephala
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala) es una leguminosa que puede alcanzar hasta 20 m de altura; pero cuando se utiliza como forraje debe tener una altura menor de tres metros. Tiene una raíz profunda y pivotante, por lo tanto soporta la sequía. Las hojas son bipinnadas con numerosas pínulas. Los flores son blancas y conforman una inflorescencia globular y su fruto es alargado y plano. Las semillas son de color marrón brillante comprimidas y elípticas, presentan buena viabilidad, y generalmente poseen latencia. El número de semillas por kilo es cercano a 20.000. 1, record 1, Spanish, - leucaena
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