Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth ex Walp.

  • Filed As

    Fabaceae
    Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth ex Walp.

  • Collector(s)

    J. Higgins 84, 03 Jan 1994

  • Location

    Dominica. Carib Territory. Feeder Road. Roadside. Bataka.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00089047

    Occurrence ID: 9b81e53a-00b6-49c7-9322-e9a6b5e52e15

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  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Dominica

  • Locality

    Carib Territory. Feeder Road. Roadside. Bataka.

  • Location Notes

    [West Indies]

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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