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Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth ex Walp., Leguminosae, Papilionoideae
Madre de cacao, Nicaraguan cocoa-shade
Physical description:
Small pink papilionaceous flowers, each with a pale yellow band in the centre of the broad recurved upper petal and a conspicuous waxy maroon calyx - borne in dense racemes along the branches. A small fast-growing tree with pinnate leaves.
Common name/s
Madré
Saranga [Bengali]
Madri [Telugu]
Seemai agathi [Tamil]
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Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth ex Walp., Leguminosae, Papilionoideae
Madre de cacao, Nicaraguan cocoa-shade
Physical description:
Small pink papilionaceous flowers, each with a pale yellow band in the centre of the broad recurved upper petal and a conspicuous waxy maroon calyx - borne in dense racemes along the branches. A small fast-growing tree with pinnate leaves.
Common name/s
Madré
Saranga [Bengali]
Madri [Telugu]
Seemai agathi [Tamil]
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