Leucaena leucocephala

Large leguminous thornless shrub or small scrubby tree, forming dense stands with bushy crowns up to 6m height. Relatively short-lived, with lifespan of 20-40 years. Bark greyish with prominent lenticels. Bipinnately-compound leaves with small grey-green leaflets, pungent when crushed

Leucaena leucocephala is widely cultivated, mostly in farming situations, for forage (leaves and shoots), firewood, poles, medicine (roots), shade, soil conservation and improvement, tannin, dye. It is also planted as a windbreak, a garden ornamental and as an urban shade tree. .