Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Mimosaceae | Genus: Leucaena | Species: Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit |
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| Synonym | Acacia frondosa Willd., Acacia leucocephala (Lam.) Link , Mimosa glauca Sensu Linn., Mimosa leucocephala Lam. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Safed Babool , ,Subabul | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | White Lead tree ,Jumbay, White Popinac | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Safed Babool , ,Subabul | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Upto 1500 m | Fruit Type | Pod |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Pods clustered in umbels, straight – linear, flat, 10 – 16 x 1 – 1.5 cm, 2 valved; seeds 15 – 20, polished – brown, oval. |
| Habitat | Not common trees, used for soil conservation and social forestry. | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Indian Ocean, South and North America | Bark Details | Bark on young branches smooth, grey-brown, slash salmon pink, darker grey-brown and rougher with shallow, rusty orange-brown vertical fissures and deep red inner bark on older branches and bole. |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Patiala-ki-Rao Reserved Forest, Manimajara and Daria, Sector 6, Sector 7, Sector 9, Sector 10, Sector 17, Sector 26, Sector 42, Sector 46, Sector 48, Sector 51, Sector 55 | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Pinnate | ||
| Description of Species | Unarmed shrubs or small deciduous trees, to 5 m high. Leaves 2 – pinnate; pinnae 2 – 8 pairs; leaflets 15 -20 pairs, elliptic, 10 – 14 x 2 mm, acute, glabrous. Flowers sessile, white in axillary, globose, 1.5 cm across heads, forming short terminal leafy panicles. Calyx campanulate, teeth short. Corolla of 5 – petals, free, linear. Stamens 10; anthers versatile, without glands. Ovary stipitate, stigma short. Pods clustered in umbels, straight – linear, flat, 10 – 16 x 1 – 1.5 cm, 2 valved; seeds 15 – 20, polished – brown, oval. | Leaf Details | Leaves 2 – pinnate; pinnae 2 – 8 pairs; leaflets 15 -20 pairs, elliptic, 10 – 14 x 2 mm, acute, glabrous. |
