Gliricidia

Gliricidia
	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
	Hybosema Harms (1923); Yucaratonia Burkart (1969);

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 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)
^ ^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

[Lavin-1] 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)

[POWO-2] Gliricidia Kunth Archived 2023-11-01 at the Wayback Machine. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 August 2023.

[Abulude-3] 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.

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