Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth ex Walp.

• Region

  West Indies

• Country

  Dominica

• Locality

  Carib Territory. Feeder Road. Roadside. Bataka.

• Coordinates

  15.5016, -61.2638

• Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

  956.74

• Georeferencing Method

  Georeferencing Quick Reference Guide (Zermoglio et. Unable to locate feeder road, georeferenced to the center of Bataka.

• Geodetic Datum

  WGS84

• Location Notes

  [West Indies]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

• Level 1 Use

  MEDICINES

• Level 2 Use

  Skin/Subcutaneous Cellular Tissue Effects/Disorders

• Level 3 Use

  Rash

• Level 1 Use

  MEDICINES

• Level 2 Use

  Digestive System Effects/Disorders

• Level 3 Use

  Antiflatulent

• Use Notes

  "Boundary Tree"

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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