Gliricidia sepium
Nicaraguan Cocoashade, Quick Stick
Other regional names: Quickstick
- Quickstick
Also known as: Gliricidia lambii Fernald +9 more
- Gliricidia lambii Fernald
- Gliricidia maculata (Kunth) Walp.
- Gliricidia maculata Kunth
- Gliricidia maculata var. multijuga Micheli
- Gliricidia maculata var. multijuga Micheli ex Donn.Sm.
- Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth ex Griseb.
- Lonchocarpus roseus (Mill.) DC.
- Lonchocarpus sepium (Jacq.) DC.
- Millettia luzonensis A.Gray
- Robinia variegata Schltdl.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Gliricidia sepium (commonly known as Nicaraguan cocoashade or Quick-Stick) is a shrub or tree belonging to the Fabaceae family. Naturally occurring in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Brazil North, Brazil South, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Southwest Caribbean
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
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, Ecuador, 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, Surinam, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Windward Is., Zimbabwe