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Vertebrates (Subphylum Vertebrata)
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Trees of Zihuatanejo
White Leadtree
Leucaena leucocephala
This multipurpose tree is used for fuel wood, lumber, animal fodder, and green manure. It's flowers are clustered on the end of branches in dense ball-like heads about 3/4 inch in diameter. Individual flowers are white, turning brown with maturity. It's seeds are dark brown seed pods are flat, roughly 4 to 6 inches long, with about 20 seeds. Seeds are glossy brown, oval, flat, 6 mm long. In Mexico young seed eaten in soups and also inside tacos, it is known as guaje.
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