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Leucaena esculenta

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Internal ID UUID643fd57bea2f4259056725
Scientific name Leucaena esculenta
Authority (Moc. & Sessé ex DC.) Benth.
First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London30: 442 (1875)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Acacia esculenta Moc. & Sessé ex DC. Prodr.2: 470 (1825)
Mimosa esculenta Sessé & Moc. Pl. Nov. Hisp.: 178 (1890)
Leucaena confusa Britton & Rose N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl.23: 128 (1928)
Leucaena doylei Britton & Rose N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl.23: 128 (1928)
Mimosa esculenta Pav. ex Benth. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 443 (1875)

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English guaje

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  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Central
      • Mexico Gulf
      • Mexico Northeast
      • Mexico Southeast
      • Mexico Southwest

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000163699
UNII 2SLK765QT0
USDA Plants LEES2
Tropicos 13021946
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:502717-1
The Plant List ild-101
Open Tree Of Life 831596
Observations.org 397754
NCBI Taxonomy 190739
IUCN Red List 136745817
IPNI 502717-1
iNaturalist 283284
GBIF 2970341
EOL 704194
Elurikkus 344423
USDA GRIN 21954

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The Fabaceae in Northeastern Mexico (Subfamily Caesalpinioideae, Mimosoideae Clade, Tribes Mimoseae, Acacieae, and Ingeae) Estrada-Castillón E, Villarreal-Quintanilla JÁ, Cuéllar-Rodríguez G, Encina-Domínguez JA, Martínez-Ávalos JG, Mora-Olivo A, Sánchez-Salas J Plants (Basel) 30-Jan-2024
PMCID:PMC10857220
doi:10.3390/plants13030403
PMID:38337936
Genetic diversity, asexual reproduction and conservation of the edible fruit tree Spondias purpurea L. (Anacardiaceae) in the Costa Rican tropical dry forest Cristóbal-Pérez EJ, Fuchs EJ, Lobo J, Quesada M PLoS One 17-Nov-2022
PMCID:PMC9671346
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0277439
PMID:36395193
Adaptation and biocultural conservation of traditional agroforestry systems in the Tehuacán Valley: access to resources and livelihoods strategies Vázquez-Delfin P, Casas A, Vallejo M Heliyon 27-Jun-2022
PMCID:PMC9254342
doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09805
PMID:35800250
How does urbanization affect perceptions and traditional knowledge of medicinal plants? Arjona-García C, Blancas J, Beltrán-Rodríguez L, López Binnqüist C, Colín Bahena H, Moreno-Calles AI, Sierra-Huelsz JA, López-Medellín X J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 03-Aug-2021
PMCID:PMC8330055
doi:10.1186/s13002-021-00473-w
PMID:34344391
A systematic review of anti-Entamoeba histolytica activity of medicinal plants published in the last 20 years Nezaratizade S, Hashemi N, Ommi D, Orhan IE, Khamesipour F Parasitology 04-Feb-2021
PMCID:PMC11010214
doi:10.1017/S0031182021000172
PMID:33536098
Physical environmental conditions determine ubiquitous spatial differentiation of standing plants and seedbanks in Neotropical riparian dry forests De León Ibarra A, Mariano NA, Sorani V, Flores-Franco G, Rendón Alquicira E, Wehncke EV PLoS One 13-Mar-2019
PMCID:PMC6415903
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0212185
PMID:30865660
Identity blues: the ethnobotany of the indigo dyeing by Landian Yao (Iu Mien) in Yunnan, Southwest China Li S, Cunningham AB, Fan R, Wang Y J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 19-Feb-2019
PMCID:PMC6379986
doi:10.1186/s13002-019-0289-0
PMID:30782180
Medicinal Plants from North and Central America and the Caribbean Considered Toxic for Humans: The Other Side of the Coin Alonso-Castro AJ, Domínguez F, Ruiz-Padilla AJ, Campos-Xolalpa N, Zapata-Morales JR, Carranza-Alvarez C, Maldonado-Miranda JJ Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 02-Nov-2017
PMCID:PMC5688365
doi:10.1155/2017/9439868
PMID:29234446
Ixcatec ethnoecology: plant management and biocultural heritage in Oaxaca, Mexico Rangel-Landa S, Casas A, Rivera-Lozoya E, Torres-García I, Vallejo-Ramos M J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 20-Jul-2016
PMCID:PMC4955254
doi:10.1186/s13002-016-0101-3
PMID:27439512
Zoometric measures and their utilization in prediction of live weight of local goats in southern México Dorantes-Coronado EJ, Torres-Hernández G, Hernández-Mendo O, Rojo-Rubio R Springerplus 12-Nov-2015
PMCID:PMC4643069
doi:10.1186/s40064-015-1424-6
PMID:26587363
Agroforestry systems of the lowland alluvial valleys of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Biosphere Reserve: an evaluation of their biocultural capacity Vallejo M, Casas A, Pérez-Negrón E, Moreno-Calles AI, Hernández-Ordoñez O, Tellez O, Dávila P J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 19-Feb-2015
PMCID:PMC4429347
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-11-8
PMID:25971552
Brazilian and Mexican experiences in the study of incipient domestication Lins Neto EM, Peroni N, Casas A, Parra F, Aguirre X, Guillén S, Albuquerque UP J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 02-Apr-2014
PMCID:PMC4012548
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-33
PMID:24694009
Factors affecting ethnobotanical knowledge in a mestizo community of the Sierra de Huautla Biosphere Reserve, Mexico Beltrán-Rodríguez L, Ortiz-Sánchez A, Mariano NA, Maldonado-Almanza B, Reyes-García V J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 27-Jan-2014
PMCID:PMC3933039
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-14
PMID:24467777
Influence of traditional markets on plant management in the Tehuacán Valley Arellanes Y, Casas A, Arellanes A, Vega E, Blancas J, Vallejo M, Torres I, Rangel-Landa S, Moreno AI, Solís L, Pérez-Negrón E J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 01-Jun-2013
PMCID:PMC3698157
doi:10.1186/1746-4269-9-38
PMID:23725352
In situ Management and Domestication of Plants in Mesoamerica Casas A, Otero-Arnaiz A, Pérez-Negrón E, Valiente-Banuet A Ann Bot 25-Jul-2007
PMCID:PMC2759202
doi:10.1093/aob/mcm126
PMID:17652338

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