Giripushpa / Quickstick Tree
Gliricidia sepium
Also known as Agriculturist's Bush, The Spotted Gliricidia
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- February-May
How to identify Giripushpa
Identify Giripushpa by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Widely used as a living fence post and green manure tree.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- Confirm leaf surface: Glabrous (smooth, hairless).
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- Confirm fruit type: Legume.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-May.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Gliricidia sepium
- Genus
- Gliricidia
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Planted
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- S.America
- Distribution
- Introduced in tropics of the world
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Telangana, West Bengal, Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Giripushpa itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
- Fruit type
- LegumerecordedA dry pod that splits open along two seams (typical of the pea/bean family).“The tree's fruit is a pod about 10–15 cm (4–6 in) long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Giripushpa itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- Saranga, শারঙ্গ
- Tamil
- சீமை அகத்தி Seemai agathi, கிளைரிசிடியா
- Kannada
- ಗೊಬ್ಬರದ ಮರ Gobbarada mara
- Malayalam
- Seema konna, ശീമക്കൊന്ന, Gliricidia sepium
- Marathi
- गिरीपुष्प Giripushpa, गिरीपुष्प, ग्लिरीसीडीया
About Giripushpa
Quickstick Tree (Gliricidia sepium) is a tree in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and 13 other states. It is planted. Flowering and fruiting run from February to May.
Uses
In practice it is used to deter insects, harvested for fodder and burnt as firewood or charcoal. Parts of this plant are reported as poisonous — treat it as unsafe to eat and wash your hands after handling.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Giripushpa belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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