Leucaena leucocephala

As recorded: Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Collected by: Florence, J.
Collector number: 2284
Date: January 14, 1982
Locality: Pirae. route du Belvédère, km 1,8
Island: Tahiti
Region: French Polynesia
Coordinates: -17.5500, -149.5333
Elevation: 125 m
Record type: Preserved specimen

199 Bishop specimens of Leucaena leucocephala · collected 1864–2021Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On January 14, 1982, Florence, J. also collected 20 other specimens.

Still here: Leucaena leucocephala observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1982. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 18 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-01-25.

2026-01-25

Îles du Vent, French Polynesia

(c) Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-01-25

Pā'ea, French Polynesia

(c) Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-01-25

Paparā, French Polynesia

(c) Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2026-01-24

Taverea, Pā'ea, French Polynesia

(c) Eric Knight, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-08-11

French Polynesia, PF

(c) cmurray42, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-12-25

Tahiti, Puna'auia, French Polynesia, PF

(c) seb394, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Leucaena leucocephala. BISH 493012. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956283157. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/493012.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956283157 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026

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