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Leucaena retusa
Also called Golden Ball Lead Tree, Littleleaf Leucaena
Leucaena retusa is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common names littleleaf leadtree, goldenball leadtree, wahoo tree, and lemonball. It is native to Chihuahua and Coahuila in Mexico and Texas in the United States. It also occurs in New Mexico.
This plant is a small tree that can reach 7.5 m (25 ft) in height. The leaves are bright green to blue-green in color and each is divided into several leaflets. The spherical flowers are yellow to white. The trees flower in April through October. They tend to flower profusely after rain. The fruit is a legume pod up to 25 cm (10 in) in length. The wood is weak and breaks easily.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Leucaena retusa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
