| Gliricidia | |
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| Gliricidia sepium | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Tribe: | Robinieae |
| Genus: | Gliricidia Kunth (1842) |
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Gliricidia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae and tribe Robinieae. Its native range is Mexico to Peru, but Gliricidia sepium has been widely introduced to other tropical zones.
The species G. sepium is a small, deciduous, ornamental tree, cultivated and used for a variety of purposes in tropical regions. The genus name Gliricidia means "mouse killer" in reference to the traditional use of the toxic seeds and bark of G. sepium as rodenticides. The tree is leafless when in flower and bears fruits during April and May in India and countries with same climate. The small flowers (barely 2 cm long) are pale pink and they are borne in dense clusters on bare twigs. Flowers fade to white or a faint purple with age. The flowers attract a lot of bees and some lycaenid butterflies—particularly the Peablue Lampides boeticus and other native birds.
Species
The following species are accepted:
- Gliricidia brenningii (Harms) Lavin
- Gliricidia ehrenbergii (Schltdl.) Rydb.
- Gliricidia maculata (Kunth) Steud.
- Gliricidia robusta (M.Sousa & Lavin) Lavin
- Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth
References
- ^ Lavin M, Wojciechowski MF, Gasson P, Hughes C, Wheeler E (2003). "Phylogeny of Robinioid Legumes (Fabaceae) Revisited: Coursetia and Gliricidia Recircumscribed, and a Biogeographical Appraisal of the Caribbean Endemics" (PDF). Systematic Botany. 28 (2): 387–409. doi:10.1043/0363-6445-28.2.387 (inactive 1 November 2024). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link) - ^ Gliricidia Kunth Archived 2023-11-01 at the Wayback Machine. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- Abulude, F.O; Adebote, V.T. (2009). "Antibacterial investigation of crude extracts of the root bark of Gliricidia sepium". Continental J. Microbiology (3): 23–26. S2CID 14135175.
External links
Media related to Gliricidia at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Gliricidia at Wikispecies
