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Gliricidia sepium
''Gliricidia sepium'', often simply referred to as Gliricidia (common names: quickstick, ''mata ratón''; ''cacao de nance'', ''cachanance'', it is commonly known as ''piñon Cubano'' in the Dominican Republic; ''madreado'' in Honduras; ''kakawate'' in the Philippines; ''madre xacao'' or ''madre de cacao'' in the Philippines and Guatemala; and ''madero negro'' in Nicaragua), is a medium size leguminous tree belonging to the family Fabaceae. It is considered as the second most important multi-purpose legume tree, surpassed only by ''Leucaena leucocephala''.
==Description==
''Gliricidia sepium'' is a medium-sized tree and can grow to from 10 to 12 meters high. The bark is smooth and its color can range from a whitish gray to deep red-brown. It has composite leaves that can be 30 cm long. Each leaf is composed of leaflets that are about 2 to 7 cm long and 1 to 3 cm wide. The flowers are located on the end of branches that have no leaves. These flowers have a bright pink to lilac color that is tinged with white. A pale yellow spot is usually at the flower's base. The tree's fruit is a pod which is about 10 to 15 cm in length. It is green when unripe and becomes yellow-brown when it reaches maturity. The pod produces 4 to 10 round brown seeds. ''G. sepium'' is native to tropical dry forest in Mexico and Central America. In addition to it’s native range it is cultivated in many tropical and subtropical regions including the Caribbean, northern parts of South America, central Africa, parts of India and Southeast Asia.〔Hughes, C.E. (1987) Biological considerations in designing a seed collection strategy for Gliricidia sepium. Commonwealth Forestry Review 66, 31-48.〕
The tree grows well in acidic soils with a pH of 4.5-6.2. The tree is found on volcanic soils in its native range in Central America and Mexico. However, it can also grow on sandy, clay and limestone soils.〔
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