نبات Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.)De.Wit المستزرع في العراق كنبات للزينة. في هذا البحث تمت دراسة الخصائص التشريحية لأجزاء مختلفة من Leucaena leucocephala بشكل تفصيلي، وتضمنت الدراسة خصائص خلايا البشرة، كالجدران المماسية و توزيع معقدات الثغور للورقة والساق والكأس والتويج. وقد تم وصف زخرفة البشرة وكذلك البنية الداخلية للساق والقاعدة الوسادية والسويقات والوريقة والثمرة، كما توجد أنواع مختلفة من البلورات تنتشر في اجزاء مختلفة من النبات. وقد وجد أن معظم تتمتع الصفات بقيمة تصنيفية جيدة كصفات تشخيصية لهذا النوع.
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