Gliricidia sepium

Gliricidia sepium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Clade: Hologalegina
Clade: Robinioids
Tribe: Robinieae
Genus: Gliricidia
Species:
G. sepium
Binomial name
Gliricidia sepium
Synonyms
  • Galedupa pungam Blanco
  • Gliricidia lambii Fernald
  • Gliricidia maculata var. multijuga Micheli
  • Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth ex Griseb.
  • Lonchocarpus rosea (Mill.) DC.
  • Lonchocarpus sepium (Jacq.) DC.
  • Millettia luzonensis A.Gray
  • Millettia slendidissima "sensu Naves, non Blume"
  • Robinia maculata Kunth
  • Robinia rosea Mill.
  • Robinia sepium Jacq.
  • Robinia variegata Schltdl. [1]

Gliricidia sepium, often simply referred to as gliricidia or by its Spanish common name madre de cacao (also anglicized as mother of cocoa),[2] is a medium size leguminous tree belonging to the family Fabaceae. It is an important multi-purpose legume tree,[3] with a native range from Mexico to Colombia, but now widely introduced to other tropical zones.[4]

  1. ^ "Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp. — the Plant List". Archived from the original on 2019-12-25. Retrieved 2015-06-09.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference tf was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Rani Batish, Daizy (2007). Ecological Basis of Agroforestry. CRC Press. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-4200-4327-3. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
  4. ^ "Plants of the World Online (POWO) Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Steud. (retrieved 28 June 2020)". Archived from the original on 1 November 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.