Wild Flowering Plants
Fabaceae-Mimosoideae
Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit
Leucaena
Mexico to Central America.
Common tree of disturbed dry areas.
Although considered invasive, it is actually a pioneer species of the most degraded dry forest and savanna, generally becoming less common as the forest regenerates. It does not invade forested areas.
However its presence on Gros Piton is unwelcome and there is a danger of it becoming invasive in the event of fires, landslides, or a strong wind event.
A taller more robust variety (K8) was introduced by Department of Forestry to help degraded savanna and grasslands revert to forest, especially between Desbarras and Louvet where it has naturalized.
also cultivated
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