Gliricidia Kunth
EOL Text
Comments: Dry to wet hillsides and thickets or in forests of the plains; often in pastures or along roadsides; frequent in second growth or in fields or pastures (Standley and Steyermark in Mills, 1957).
Introduced; plains to 1400m. Planted in coffee plantations. Native of South America.
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The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 3
Specimens with Barcodes: 29
Species With Barcodes: 1
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable
Rounded Global Status Rank: G5 - Secure
Reasons: Native from Mexico to Colombia, Venezuela, and Guianas. Introduced and becoming naturalized in West Indies from Cuba and Jamaica to Lesser Antilles, Trinidad, and Curacao. Planted also in southern Florida and in South America south to Brazil. In Puerto Rico this species is common along roads, in fence rows and as an ornamental in the moist and dry coastal regions. It may be naturalized locally (Little, 1964). Found along dry to wet hillsides and thickets or in forests of the plains; often in pastures or along roadsides; frequent in second growth or in fields or pastures, 1600 m or less (Standley and Steyermark in Mills, 1957).
Uses: Honey, FORAGE/BROWSE, Building materials/timber, INDUSTRIAL/CHEMICAL USE/PRODUCT, Useful poisons, Cultivated ornamental, OTHER USES/PRODUCTS
Comments: This fast-growing tree produces good fuelwood, fixes nitrogen efficiently and grows well in, and enriches, poor soils. The wood is suitable for furniture, small articles, agricultural implements, and tool handles. Highly resistant to termites and decay, it is also used for posts and heavy construction. Can be easily propagated by cuttings for live fence posts and trimming provides ample foliage for green manure or ruminant feed. Leaves contain over 20 percent crude protein and are nutritious for cattle. The flowers are a good source of forage for bees. This species is also used widely to shade cash crops such as cacao, coffee, vanilla and tea. The roots, bark, and seeds are poisonous. The leaves may also be toxic to humans, although they are eaten in some parts of the tropics. Perhaps cooking inactivates the toxin (NRC, 1980). Listed as a timber species exploited in Costa Rica (Alvarez, 1991). The bark or leaves mixed with corn are poisonous to rats (Miranda in Mills, 1957).
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:59
Specimens with Sequences:60
Specimens with Barcodes:42
Species:4
Species With Barcodes:4
Public Records:38
Public Species:4
Public BINs:0
The twigs are used as support for bean crops.
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