Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Gliricidia sepium
mata ratón, madero negro, nacedero, quickstick
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Gliricidia
Species
sepium
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Robinia sepium Jacq.
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1993
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
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