Gliricidia sepium

Gliricidia sepium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Faboideae
Clade:	Hologalegina
Clade:	Robinioids
Tribe:	Robinieae
Genus:	Gliricidia
Species:	G. sepium
Binomial name
	Gliricidia sepium; (Jacq.) Steud.
Synonyms
	Galedupa pungam Blanco ; Gliricidia lambii Fernald ; Gliricidia maculata var. multijuga Micheli ; Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth ex Griseb. ; Lonchocarpus rosea (Mill.) DC. ; Lonchocarpus sepium (Jacq.) DC. ; Millettia luzonensis A.Gray ; Millettia slendidissima "sensu Naves, non Blume" ; Robinia maculata Kunth ; Robinia rosea Mill. ; Robinia sepium Jacq. ; Robinia variegata Schltdl. ;

Gliricidia sepium, often simply referred to as gliricidia or by its Spanish common name madre de cacao (also anglicized as mother of cocoa), is a medium size leguminous tree belonging to the family Fabaceae. It is an important multi-purpose legume tree, with a native range from Mexico to Colombia, but now widely introduced to other tropical zones.

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