Found in the Blacklands which includes the High and Low Coppice Formations designated by Coker. T. (Correll, D.S., 1979. The Bahama Archipelago and its plant communities. 28(1/3), pp.35-40); Common in disturbed and natural habitats. (Animal and Plant Health Agency (2020). Factsheets for 21 established invasive species of common concern to Anguilla and TCI for either eradication or control. FERA); Absent from Southern Cays and most remote cays.
Invasive (Pagad, S. & Wong, L.J., 2020. Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species - Turks and Caicos Islands. Version 1.2. Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG). Checklist dataset. Available at: https://doi.org/10.15468/ytdnvt; Carey, E. et al (2014). Plant conservation challenges in the Bahama archipelago. The Botanical Review,80, pp.265-282););
Leucaena grows very fast in suitable sites; forming dense, homogenous thickets that are difficult to control once established. Invaded areas become unusable and inaccessible with most other vegetation replaced. It has the potential to be a serious environmental weed and a threat to native biodiversity. (Animal and Plant Health Agency (2020). Factsheets for 21 established invasive species of common concern to Anguilla and TCI for either eradication or control. FERA);
Terrestrial. Native to southern Mexico and Central America. (Animal and Plant Health Agency (2020). Factsheets for 21 established invasive species of common concern to Anguilla and TCI for either eradication or control. FERA);
Natural dispersal: animals, wind and water. Intentional dispersal: it was widely cultivated, mostly in farming situations, for animal feed, firewood, poles, medicine, shade, soil conservation and improvement, tannin, dye, a windbreak, a garden ornamental and as an urban shade tree. (Animal and Plant Health Agency (2020). Factsheets for 21 established invasive species of common concern to Anguilla and TCI for either eradication or control. FERA);
Pagad, S. & Wong, L.J., 2020. Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species - Turks and Caicos Islands. Version 1.2. Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG). Checklist dataset. Available at: https://doi.org/10.15468/ytdnvt; Booy, O. & Key, J., 2020. Prioritising the management of established invasive non-native species in the Turks and Caicos Islands: eradication and spread prevention.pdf; Carey, E. et al (2014). Plant conservation challenges in the Bahama archipelago. The Botanical Review,80, pp.265-282); Correll, D.S., 1979. The Bahama Archipelago and its plant communities. Taxon, 28(1/3), pp.35-40; Animal and Plant Health Agency (2020). Factsheets for 21 established invasive species of common concern to Anguilla and TCI for either eradication or control. FERA;