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Leucaena

Angiospermae - Fabales - Fabaceae

Taxonomy
Leucaena was named by Bentham (1842). It is extant.

It was assigned to Leguminosae by Axelrod (1939).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1842Leucaena Bentham p. 416
1939Leucaena Axelrod p. 111

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Fabid
orderFabalesBromhead 1838
familyFabaceaeLindley 1836
genusLeucaenaBentham 1842

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Leucaena Bentham 1842
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Leucaena californica Axelrod 1939
Leucaena coloradensis Cockerell 1908
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available