Scientific Name :
Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp.
Synonym :
Robinia rosea Mill.
Robinia sepium Jacq.
Common Name : Quickstick, Giripushpa
Plant Family : Fabaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : February to April
Flower Colour : Pink
Description : Height: Upto 12 m
Stem: Grey, brown, branches weak, lenticels present
Leaves: Oblong, ovate, imparipinnate, opposite
Flowers: Flower stalk drooping, sepals gamosepalous, papilonaceous corolla, vexillary aestivation
Inflorescence: Cymose
Fruits: Pods, flat and long
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : HN, CH, JM, VT, TL
Distribution Range : Mexico to Colombia.
Uses : Ornamental tree Cultivated in the gardens for beautiful flowers
Crude extracts have antifungal activity
