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Leucaena diversifolia
Also called Upland Koa Haole, Wild Tamarind
Red leucaena is a fast-growing, seasonally dry tropical tree from Mexico and Central America, grown as cattle fodder and spreads aggressively where introduced. Plant it in full sun and warm conditions, and avoid planting it where it can escape into the wild.
Leucaena diversifolia, the wild tamarind or red leucaena, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to Mexico and Guatemala. It has been introduced as a cattle fodder in many tropical and subtropical locales around the world. It and its hybrid with Leucaena leucocephala are as aggressively invasive as L. leucocephala itself.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Leucaena diversifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
