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Torner Number 0627
Art Accession Number: 6331.0627
Subject: Leguminosae. Leucaena esculenta (DC.) Benth. subsp. esculenta
Transcription: Mimosa esculenta Sp. Na. -- Acacia esculenta
Icones: 185
Corresp.: DC 209
Ref.: Prodr. 2: 470, 1825. Pl. Nov. Hisp. 178, 1890; ed. 2, 165, 1893.
Notes: "Fructus avide eduntur ab Indis, callidi et aphrodisiaei."