return to: checklist; keys; family Fabaceae sensu lato, subfamily Mimosoideae
Tree;
leaves alternate, twice-pinnately compound, even-pinnate; leaflets
oblong; inflorescence large clusters of peduncled heads, each
resembling a powder-puff at anthesis; flowers white; fruits ribbon-like,
twisted, dark brown at maturity. (Image at left photographed at
UADY Veterinary School.)
Additional images:
The even-bipinnate leaves and peduncled clusters of white flowers of Leucaena leucocephala is similar; Lysiloma latisiliquum, however, can be distinguished by its numerous flower clusters and the twisting of its legume fruits.
Listed as an important source of pollen and/or nectar for bees (Souza Novello 1981, Suarez Molina 1981).
