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Gliricidia sepium - Madre de Cacao 30 Seeds

Scientific Name: Gliricidia sepium. Common names: Madre de Cacao.

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Scientific Name: Gliricidia sepium. Common names: Madre de Cacao. This is a versatile nitrogen-fixing deciduous tree with mimosa type foliage that can grow to about 30 feet. It is widely cultivated in the tropical areas as a ornamental landscape item and grown for the deep shade its large leaves provide. It is utilized in tropical areas as a shade tree for both coffee and cacao plants. The leaves (and also the bark) are used for various purposes in different traditional medicines. These flowers have a bright pink to lilac color that is tinged with white. Easy to grow from seeds and is easily cared in the landscape. Fast growing from "grow sticks" and widely used as a "living fence". It is considered as the second most importance multi-purpose legume tree, surpassed only by Leucaena leucocephala.

This item is a special plant lover's packet of thirty (30) Gliricidia sepium 'Madre de Cacao' seeds, to be delivered upon receipt of payment.