Gliricidia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae and tribe Robinieae.

Its native range is Mexico to Peru, but Gliricidia sepium has been widely introduced to other tropical zones.

[2] The species G. sepium is a small, deciduous, ornamental tree, cultivated and used for a variety of purposes in tropical regions.

The genus name Gliricidia means "mouse killer" in reference to the traditional use of the toxic seeds and bark of G. sepium as rodenticides.

The flowers attract a lot of bees and some lycaenid butterflies—particularly the Peablue Lampides boeticus and other native birds.