Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit seed oil: characterization and uses

• Main Authors: Nehdi, Imededdine Arbi, Sbihi, Hassen, Tan, Chin Ping, Al-Resayes, Saud Ibrahim
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/34371/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092666901300647X

Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit (coffee bush) is a strictly tropical species that requires warm temperatures for optimal growth. It is drought-tolerant (even during establishment) and can withstand up to 7 months of dry season. L. leucocephala oil extracted from seeds was analyzed to determine i...