Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.)Sw.

Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.)Sw.

Status: Accepted
Genus: Caesalpinia L.
Tribe: Caesalpinieae
References: [1941][1915][2264][2825][1056][453][106]

Other names:

Poinciana bijuga Lour. [Synonym] [1606]
Poinciana elata Lour. [Synonym] [1606]
Poinciana pulcherrima L. [Synonym] [1606][106][2825][2264][1915][1658][1653][1645][1470][1542][1460][1442][1430][1414][1409][1408][1361][1056]

Common Names:

Aigrette [1915] [1941]
Barbados Pride [106] [453]
Carzazo [2157]
Clavellina
Fisihetau [2266]
Flamboyant Nain [1915]
Francillade [2157]
Guacamaya
Macata [2157]
Paradise Flower [1902]
Peacock Flower
Petit Flamboyant [1915] [2968]
Poincillade [1941] [2157]
Pride of Barbados [1056] [1941] [2264] [107]
Tabac》
Tabach》 [1470]
Zegret [3058]

Descriptors:

Habit:
- Shrub
- Tree
Lifespan:
- Perennial
Stems:
- Not climbing
Source(s):
- 1988(Africa)Lock JM
- 1988(Americas)Zarucchi JL
- 1990(New Zealand & Pacific)Horn P
- 1993 Adams BR
- 1993 Polhill RM
- 1993 Zarucchi JL
- 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
- 1996(Japan)Ohashi H
- 1999-05 Heald J
Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
- 1994/1995 Lewis GP
Conservation Status:
- Not Threatened

Uses:

Chemical products [121]
Environmental [106] [1915] [2264] [2266] [2825] [2968] [1862]
Medicine [121] [1409] [1941]
Toxins [1409] [121]

Geographical Distribution:

Africa
- Angola-ISO [110]
- Central African Rep. [8]
- Egypt [8]
- Equatorial Guinea-ISO [8]
- Ethiopia [24]
- Ghana [8]
- Ivory Coast [8]
- Kenya [106]
- Liberia [8]
- Malawi [8]
- Mali [561]
- Niger [78]
- Nigeria [8]
- Sierra Leone [8]
- Somalia [125]
- South Africa [107]
- Tanzania [8]
- Uganda [32]
- Zaire [113]
- Zambia [28]

Asia [261] [1914] [1935] [1939] [1947] [2021] [2023] [2085] [2825] [2832] [2902]
- Bhutan [1947]
- Cambodia [1935]
- China [1935]
- Hong Kong [1935]
- Indonesia-ISO [1935]
- Iraq [1939]
- Irian Jaya [261]
- Japan [1935]
- Laos [1935]
- Malaysia-ISO [1935]
- Myanmar [1935]
- Nepal [1935]
- Pakistan [2021]
- Ryukyu Is [2825]
- Sri Lanka [2023]
- Taiwan [2085] [2902]
- Thailand [1935]

Australasia [261]
- Papua New Guinea [261]

Caribbean [2153] [2157]
- Anguilla
- Antigua-Barbuda
- Bahamas [2153]
- Barbados
- Cayman Is
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic [2157]
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Haiti [2157]
- Jamaica
- Martinique
- Montserrat
- Netherlands Antilles
- Netherlands Leeward Is
- Puerto Rico
- St Kitts-Nevis
- St Lucia
- St Martin-St Barthelemy
- St Vincent

Central America [1117] [1188] [1460] [1470] [1637] [1653] [1714] [2156]
- Belize [1242] [1614] [1645]
- Costa Rica [1367] [1658]
- El Salvador [1614] [1645] [1653] [2156]
- Guatemala [1645] [1653]
- Honduras
- Mexico(North & Central) [1460] [1470] [1653] [1714]
- Mexico(South East) [1117] [1188] [1637] [1653]
- Nicaragua [1614] [1653]
- Panama [1222] [1224] [1606] [1614] [1645]

Indian Ocean [1915] [1941] [3054] [3062]
- Aldabra [1941]
- Comoro Is [3054]
- Maldives [3062]
- Mauritius [1915]
- Reunion [1915]
- Rodrigues [1915]
- Seychelles [1941]

Middle East [1939]
- Saudi Arabia [1939]
- South Yemen [1939]

North America [1409]
- United States [1361] [1409] [1431] [1542] [1614]
  - Florida [1409]

Pacific Ocean [261] [1940] [2235] [2264] [2265] [2968]
- Bismarck Archipelago [261]
- Cook Is [2265]
- Fiji [1940] [2264]
- Marquesas [2968]
- Marshall Is [2235]
- Niue
- Northern Marianas [2235]
- Samoa-JML [2265]
- Society Is [2968]

South America
- Argentina [1114] [1140]
- Bolivia [1289]
- Brazil [1414]
- Colombia [1653]
- Ecuador [1229]
- French Guiana [1408]
- Guyana
- Peru [1442]
- Surinam
- Venezuela

Notes:

Widely cultivated in the tropics. [2825]
Probably originating from Mexico and/or Guatemala. [2832]

Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:50:00