GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM 
< jliricidia — from Latin, G/is, a doormouse, caedere, to kill, referring 
to a poison obtained from seeds ; sepium, from Latin, a cuttle- 
fish, in allusion to the colour of the flowers and a dye 
made from cuttlefish. 
English name: Mexican lilac. 
Family : Leguminoseae. 
Country of origin : Central and South America. 
Colour : flowers pink to mauve. 
Garden use: makes a better screen than 
hedge. Produces a quick grow- 
ing shade tree up to about 2o 
feet high. 
Propa gation : cuttings , 
A, flowering stem. 
B, dissected flower, sideview. 
C, style and ovary. 
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