Biology:Gliricidia maculata

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Short description: Species of plant in the family Fabaceae

Gliricidia maculata
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Gliricidia
Species:
G. maculata
Binomial name
Gliricidia maculata
(Kunth) Steud.
Synonyms[1]
  • Galedupa pungam Blanco
  • Gliricidia sepium f. maculata (Kunth) Urb.
  • Lonchocarpus maculatus (Kunth) DC.
  • Robinia maculata Kunth

Gliricidia maculata is a species of fast-growing leguminous tree in the family Fabaceae, native to southeastern Mexico, Belize, and Guatemala.[1] It is often considered a synonym of Gliricidia sepium and shares many of its common names and uses.[2] It is used to provide shade for growing tea, coffee, and cocoa, as a green manure, as a forage, particularly for goats and sheep, and in living fences.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Gliricidia maculata (Kunth) Steud." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/496633-1. 
  2. Heuzé, V.; Tran, G. (11 May 2015). "Gliricidia (Gliricidia sepium)". Feedipedia, a programme by INRAE, CIRAD, AFZ and FAO. https://www.feedipedia.org/node/552. 
  3. Falvey, J. Lindsay (1982). "Gliricidia maculata—A Review". International Tree Crops Journal 2: 1–14. doi:10.1080/01435698.1982.9752735. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5881062 entry