Fabaceae

Gliricidia Kunth

First published in W.G.Walpers, Repert. Bot. Syst. 1: 679 (1842)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Peru.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Brazil North, Brazil South, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Southwest Caribbean

Introduced into:

Andaman Is., Aruba, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Comoros, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Florida, French Guiana, Ghana, Gilbert Is., Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, India, Jamaica, Jawa, Laccadive Is., Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maldives, Marianas, Marshall Is., Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Sri Lanka, Suriname, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Windward Is., Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Seed Plants Database in ACCESS G: 1-40325.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Oct 17, 1989 Pirani, J.R. [27-77] Brazil K000931788 Yes
Oct 1, 1983 Santos, T.S.; Mattos Silva, L.A. [3870] Brazil K000188341 Yes
Jan 1, 1983 Hage, J.L.; Brito, H.S. [1212] Brazil K000188340 Yes
Jan 1, 1975 Prance, G.T.; Lleras, E.; Coelho, D.F. [19303] Brazil K000931789 Yes
Hughes, C.E.; Lewis [1291] Mexico Hybosema K:SPC-55900.000 No

Sources

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Legumes of the World Online

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0