Fabaceae
False locust
Hebestigma cubense
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Hebestigma
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- False locust
Synonyms
- Gliricidia cubensis (Kunth) C.Wright
- Gliricidia latifolia Griseb.
- Gliricidia platycarpa Griseb.
- Gliricidia sagrae Benth. ex Urb.
- Gliricidia sagraei Urb.
- Gliricidia sagraei
- Hebestigma cubense var. latifolium (Griseb.) Urb.
- Robinia cubensis Kunth
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.