"Adapted to hot, somewhat dry tropics, browing best in almost neutral to
somewhat alkaline soils. Can be establised, with difficulty, in heavy poorly
drained clay in the hot humid tropics.
"The foliage contains a posonous amino acid, mimosine, that causes loos of hair
in some animals. However, useful as cattle feed in a 1:2 leucaena:grass ratio."
There is more info on uses and culture. If you can't get a copy, let me know if
you want more of the article printed here.
Victoria Albright