Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

White leadtree

Leucaena leucocephala

Spanish: guaje

Leucaena leucocephala is a small fast-growing mimosoid tree native to southern Mexico and northern Central America (Belize and Guatemala) and is now naturalized throughout the tropics.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Local records18 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records40,478 on iNaturalist

Most recent records2023 – 2026

Months of the 8 most recent records

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Recent local sightings

2026-05-31 — observation by guadalupe_maganda_silva
2025-01-27 — observation by zihuadean
2024-04-05 — observation by catfacedgirl
2024-01-19 — observation by winterwren22
2024-01-06 — observation by zihuadean
2024-01-06 — observation by zihuadean

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Cite as: “White leadtree (Leucaena leucocephala) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/leucaena-leucocephala/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.