Taxonomy Profile: Gliricidia sepium (Jacq Kunth)

Gliricidia sepium: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
quickstick []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Gliricidia sepium: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Rosanae
Order : Fabales
Family : Fabaceae
peas |
legumes |
Genus : Gliricidia
quickstick |
Species : Gliricidia sepium
quickstick |
Gliricidia sepium Direct Children(s):
Gliricidia sepium: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Gliricidia sepium
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Gliricidia sepium
Source:
Fabaceae of North America Update
Acquired:
2011-04-30
Notes:
Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
Reference for:
Gliricidia sepium
Publication(s):
Gliricidia sepium: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Caribbean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Caribbean Territories / Introduced
Gliricidia sepium: Comments
Comment:
Validly published 1842 in Repert. Bot. Syst. (Walpers) 1(4) 679. In 1824 (Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 6(29): 393, in nota) Kunth noted a relationship between Robinia sepium Jacq. and the genus Gliricidia, but did not publish the combination "Gliricidia sepium"