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Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth)Alston

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HIGHER TAXON: Caesalpinieae

GENUS: Caesalpinia L.

Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth)Alston [Preferred name]
    Biancaea scandens Tod. {Synonym}
    Biancaea sepiaria (Roxb.)Tod. {Synonym}
    Caesalpinia benguetensis Elmer {Synonym}
    Caesalpinia crista auct. non L. {Misapplied}
    Caesalpinia decapetala var. japonica (Siebold & Zucc.)H.Ohashi {Synonym}
    Caesalpinia ferox Hassk. {Synonym}
    Caesalpinia japonica Siebold & Zucc. {Synonym}
    Caesalpinia sepiaria Roxb. {Synonym}
    Caesalpinia sepiaria var. auricoma Trimen {Synonym}
    Caesalpinia sepiaria var. japonica (Siebold & Zucc.)Gagnep. {Synonym}
    Caesalpinia sepiaria var. japonica (Siebold & Zucc.)Hand.-Mazz. {Synonym}
    Caesalpinia sepiaria var. japonica (Siebold & Zucc.)Makino {Synonym}
    Mezoneuron benguetense (Elmer)Elmer {Synonym}
    Reichardia decapetala Roth {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Arrete-boeuf [1790]; Bois Sappan [3052]; Canieroc [1790]; Cassie [1915]; Kander [2021]; Liane Sappan [1915]; Mauritius Thorn [28]; Mysore Thorn [1915, 2080]; Relan [2021]; Roimainty [3402]; Roinombilahy [3402]; Sappan [1915]; Sappan Lian [3052]; Tsiafakomby [3402]; Tsifakombilahy [3402]; Wait-a-bit [1430]; Zarza De Cercas [1430]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Angola (I) [106]; Cameroon (I) [8]; Ethiopia (I) [8]; Kenya (I) [106]; Liberia (I) [8]; Malawi (I) [8]; Mozambique (I) [8]; Nigeria (I) [8]; Rwanda (I) [8]; Sierra Leone (I) [8]; South Africa (I) [106, 107]; Sudan (I) [8]; Swaziland (I) [107]; Tanzania (I) [106]; Uganda (I) [106]; Zaire (I) [113]; Zambia (I) [28]; Zimbabwe (I) [8]
  Asia
Bangladesh (N) [1914]; Bhutan (N) [1914, 1947, 2002]; Burma (N) [2218]; China (N) [1914, 2002, 2218, 3405]; Anhui [3405]; Fujian [3405]; Gansu [3405]; Guangdong [3405]; Guangxi [3405]; Guizhou [3405]; Hebei [3405]; Henan [3405]; Hubei [3405]; Hunan [3405]; Jiangsu [3405]; Jiangxi [3405]; Shaanxi [3405]; Sichuan [3405]; Yunnan [3405]; East Timor (N) [2218]; Hong Kong (N) [1935]; India (N) [1430, 1914, 1962, 2002, 2218, 3017, 3027, 3094, 3116, 3140, 3144, 3366, 3371, 3375, 3377, 3386, 3584]; Andhra Pradesh [3386]; Arunachal Pradesh [3366]; Bihar [3371]; Goa [3094]; Gujarat [3017]; Himachal Pradesh [3140]; Jammu-Kashmir [3584]; Karnataka [1962]; Madhaya Pradesh [3375]; Maharashtra [3116]; Punjab [3377]; Rajasthan [3027]; Sikkim [3366]; Tamil Nadu [3027]; Uttar Pradesh [3144]; West Bengal [3366]; Indonesia (N) [1935, 2002, 2218]; Japan (N) [1930, 1935, 2002, 2218]; Jawa (N) [2218]; Korea (N) [1914, 2823]; Laos (N) [1935, 2002]; Lesser Sunda Is (N) [2218]; Malaysia (N) [2002, 2218]; Myanmar (N) [1914, 2002]; Nepal (N) [1914, 2002, 2898, 3369]; Pakistan (N) [2021]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [2218]; Philippines (N) [2218]; Ryukyu Is (N) [1930]; Sri Lanka (N) [2002, 2023]; Sulawesi (N) [2218]; Sumatera (N) [2218]; Taiwan (N) [2827]; Thailand (N) [2002]; Vietnam (N) [1935, 2002]
  Australasia
Australia (I) [1880, 3963]; New South Wales [1880]; Queensland [1880]; Norfolk I (I) [2265]
  Caribbean
Caribbean-TRP (I) [1056, 1298, 1430, 1431, 1790]
  Indian Ocean
Madagascar (I) [3402]; Mauritius (I) [1915]; Reunion (I) [1915]; Rodrigues (I) [1915]
  Pacific Ocean
Fiji (I) [2265]; Hawaii (I) [2265]; Kermadec Is (I) [2080]
  South America
Peru (U) [2090]

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [106];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [106, 107, 113, 1430, 1790, 1915, 1930, 1935, 1947, 2002, 2021, 2023, 2080, 2111, 2218, 3001, 3402, 3405, 3898, 3963] ; Illustration [24, 1935, 1947, 2002, 2823, 3405]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing [2218] [3402], Not climbing ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Shrub [2218] [3402], Tree ; Lifespan: Perennial [2218] [3402] ; Scrutinised globally by taxonomic co-ordinator: 1994/1995 Lewis GP ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Polhill RM, 1993 Zarucchi JL, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 1996 (Japan) Ohashi H, 2003-

  
USES:
  Chemical products [2021, 2023, 3001]; Domestic [3053]; Environmental [106, 1915, 2023, 2218, 2828]; Medicine [2023, 2823, 2872, 3034]; Weed [2080]

  
NOTES:
  Japanese distribution: Honshu; Shikoku; Kyushu [1930]
  An aggressive weed on Raoul Id (Kermadec Is), even invading forest. [2080]
  Cultivated and sometimes naturalised in tropical Africa and America. [1935]
  Cultivated in some tropical countries, and then run wild. [2218]
  Native to tropical and subtropical Asia. [3402]

  
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