Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
glauca
ID:
1055768

Status:
valid

Authors:
Tul.

Source:
tro

Year:
1844

Citation Micro:
Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat.4: 165 (1844)

WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001055106

Common Names

  • Glaucous Tachigali
  • Glauca Tachigali
  • Glaucous Ironwood

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Description

Tachigali glauca (also called 'Glaucous Tachigali', among many other common names) is a deciduous tree with yellow flowers and bean-like pods. It is native to tropical regions of Africa, Asia, and the Americas. It grows in open woodlands, grasslands, and disturbed areas.

Uses & Benefits

Tachigali glauca is used as a medicinal plant, for its timber, and as a living fence.

Flower, Seeds and Seedlings

Tachigali glauca has small white flowers with five petals and yellow anthers. The seeds are small, black and round. The seedlings are slender and have a single pair of leaves.

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Cultivation and Propagation

Tachigali glauca is a perennial shrub that can be propagated by seed or cuttings. Seeds should be sown in spring or early summer in a well-drained soil and kept moist. Cuttings should be taken in the spring or summer and planted in a well-drained soil. The plant prefers full sun and can tolerate drought.

Where to Find Tachigali glauca

Tachigali glauca can be found in the tropical regions of South America.

Species in the Tachigali genus

Tachigali argyrophylla, Tachigali catingae, Tachigali cavipes, Tachigali colombiana, Tachigali formicarum, Tachigali grandistipulata, Tachigali longiflora, Tachigali macrostachya, Tachigali plumbea, Tachigali rigida, Tachigali schultesiana, Tachigali venusta, Tachigali versicolor, Tachigali alba, Tachigali ptychophysca, Tachigali pubiflora, Tachigali aurea, Tachigali poeppigiana, Tachigali paniculata, Tachigali cenepensis, Tachigali ferruginea, Tachigali inconspicua, Tachigali loretensis, Tachigali vaupesiana, Tachigali panamensis, Tachigali costaricensis, Tachigali glauca, Tachigali richardiana, Tachigali chrysophylla, Tachigali guianensis, Tachigali hypoleuca, Tachigali melinonii, Tachigali micrantha, Tachigali macbridei, Tachigali setifera, Tachigali tinctoria, Tachigali peruviana, Tachigali micropetala, Tachigali rugosa, Tachigali bracteosa, Tachigali amplifolia, Tachigali paraensis, Tachigali davidsei, Tachigali dwyeri, Tachigali odoratissima, Tachigali physophora, Tachigali albiflora, Tachigali pimichinensis, Tachigali denudata, Tachigali duckei,

Species in the Fabaceae family