Gliricidia sepium (2239480864)

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Description: Fabaceae (pea, or legume family) » Gliricidia sepium gly-rih-SY-dee-uh -- from the Latin glis (dormouse) and caedo (kill) SEP-ee-um -- of hedges and fences commonly known as: gliricidia, glory cedar, Mexican lilac, mother of cocoa, Nicaraguan cacao shade, quickstick, St. Vincent plum, tree of iron • Bengali: শারঙ্গ saranga • Kannada: ಗೊಬ್ಬರದ ಮರ gobbarda mara • Malayalam: ശീമ കൊന്ന siima konna • Marathi: गिरिपुष्प giripushpa • Tamil: சீமை கொன்ற seemai konrai • Telugu: madri Native of: Mexico, Central America and northern South America; cultivated elsewhere References: Flowers of India • PIER species info • NPGS/GRIN. Date: 3 February 2008, 09:54. Source: Gliricidia sepium. Author: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.