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Image of Fabaceae Gliricidia sepium
Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp.
Fabaceae

Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Walp. [Unverified]

Fabaceae

Local names Kakawate or Madre de Cacao
Habit Tree
Habitat Open, warm areas
Locality Tey-tey, Bayabas, Sablan, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Collected by Felimon A. Feliciano Jr.
Ethnobotanical uses MEDICINAL: used to remove external parasites; CONSTRUCTION: used to make fences; OTHERS: used as insect repellant, as firewood, and as shade;
Notes Pods curl and explode due to the heat of the sun
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