Gliricidia
Gliricidia | |
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Gliricidia sepium | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Tribe: | Robinieae |
Genus: | Gliricidia Kunth (1842) |
Synonyms[1][2] | |
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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.[2]
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.[3] 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:[2][1]
- Gliricidia brenningii (Harms) Lavin
- Gliricidia ehrenbergii (Schltdl.) Rydb.
- Gliricidia maculata (Kunth) Steud.
- Gliricidia robusta (M.Sousa & Lavin) Lavin
- Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth
References
- ^ a b 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 31 January 2024). Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
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: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of January 2024 (link) - ^ a b c 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