Leucaena leucocephala wani nau'in bishiya ne a cikin dangin fis, Fabaceae. Ana kuma san shi da "farar ledar" ko "koa haole" a cikin harshen Hausa. Sunan ya samo asali ne daga kalmomin Helenanci "leukos," ma'ana fari, da "kephale," ma'ana kai, yana nufin fararen furanni masu girma a cikin gungu masu yawa a ƙarshen rassan. Ita wannan bishiyar ta fito ne daga Amurka ta tsakiya da kuma arewacin Amurka ta Kudu amma an gabatar da ita ga sauran sassan duniya a matsayin noman noman kiwo, itacen katako, da kayan ado.