Caesalpinia coriaria (Jacq.)Willd.

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Status: Accepted
Genus: Caesalpinia L.
Tribe: Caesalpinieae
References: [106][1409][1460][1470][1645][1915][2264]

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Other names:

• Caesalpinia thomaea Sprengel [Synonym] [1430][1606]
  
• Libidibia coriaria (Jacq.)Schldl. [Synonym] [1606][1470][1430][1409][1367][1361][1645]
  
• Poinciana coriaria Jacq. [Synonym] [1056][1915][1653][1645][1614][1606][1470][1460][1430][1409]
  

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Common Names:

• Cascalote [1470] [1645] [1460]
  
• Divi-Divi [1470] [1790] [1902]
  
• Dividivi [1915] [2264] [2] [1409]
  
• Guaracabuya [1409]
  
• Nacascolo [1645]
  
• Nacascolote [1645]
  

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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 Zarucchi JL
  • 1993(Indian Ocean)Lock JM & Ireland H
• Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator:
  • 1994/1995 Lewis GP
• Conservation Status:
  • Not Threatened

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Uses:

• Chemical products [2] [1470] [1645] [1915]
  
• Environmental [1915] [106]
  
• Medicine [121]
  

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Geographical Distribution:

• Africa
  • Ghana [8]
  • Mozambique [8]
  • Tanzania [8]
  • Uganda [2]
  • Zaire [8]

• Asia [1914] [1969] [2021] [2023]
  • India-ISO [1914]
  • Jawa [1969]
  • Pakistan [2021]
  • Sri Lanka [2023]

• Australasia [261] [1880]
  • Australia [1880]
    • Queensland [1880]
  • Papua New Guinea [261]

• Caribbean
  • Caribbean-TRP [1056] [1361] [1409] [1430] [1431] [1460] [1470] [1606] [1645] [1653]

• Central America [1409] [1470] [1645] [2156]
  • Costa Rica [1367] [1653] [1658]
  • El Salvador [1645] [2156]
  • Guatemala [1645] [1653]
  • Mexico(North & Central) [1409] [1470]
  • Mexico(South East) [1470] [1645]
  • Nicaragua [1653]
  • Panama [1224] [1606] [1645] [1653]

• Indian Ocean [1915]
  • Mauritius [1915]

• Pacific Ocean [2235] [2264]
  • Fiji [2264]
  • Northern Marianas [2235]

• South America [106]
  • Colombia [1056] [1430] [1645] [1653]
  • Venezuela [1056] [1430] [1645] [1653] [1658]

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Last Update: 14/06/2001 12:49:54