Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth ex Walp.
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Filed As
Fabaceae
Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth ex Walp. -
Collector(s)
J. Higgins 84, 03 Jan 1994
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Location
Dominica. Carib Territory. Feeder Road. Roadside. Bataka.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 00089047
Occurrence ID: 9b81e53a-00b6-49c7-9322-e9a6b5e52e15
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Fabales
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Family
Fabaceae
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All Determinations
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Region
West Indies
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Country
Dominica
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Locality
Carib Territory. Feeder Road. Roadside. Bataka.
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Location Notes
[West Indies]
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Distribution
OCR>>>\U\ The New York Botanical Garden INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY PLANTS OF DOMINICA FABACEAE Gliricidia sepium HBK det. James Higgins, 1996 WEST INDIES. Dominica. Carib Territory. Feeder Road. Roadside. Bataka. Wild, grows anywhere. Direct sun. regenerates quickly from stumps. Tree to 7m; dbh 10cm; fl pk/wh; filament wh; anthers yel; bk rough, grey on trunk, thin, moist on branches; lv opposite, elliptic. n.v.: Glory Cedar [English], USE: Medicament for rash (lv). Pound leaves, and bathe with. Medicament for flatulence {leaves}. As tea. Boundary Tree. NCI Sample codes: 84a LF(0CUM0168): 84b TW(0CUM0142); 84c BK(0CUM0141); 84d RT(0CUM0144): 84e WD(0CUM0143) James Higgins 84 January 3. 1994 with Prosper Paris Fieldwork supported by U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) and Metropolitan Life Foundation<<<OCR
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Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth ex Walp.