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Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.)Sw.

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HIGHER TAXON: Caesalpinieae

GENUS: Caesalpinia L.

Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.)Sw. [Preferred name]
    Caesalpinia pulcherrima var. flava Bailey & Rehder {Synonym}
    Poinciana bijuga Lour. {Synonym}
    Poinciana elata Lour. {Synonym}
    Poinciana pulcherrima L. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Aigrette [1915, 1941]; Barbados Pride [106, 261, 453, 2023]; Bird-of-Paradise Flower [3157]; Carzazo [2157]; Fisihetau [2266]; Flamboyant Nain [1915]; Francillade [2157]; Macata [2157]; Paradise Flower [1902, 3920]; Peacock Flower [2002, 2023]; Peacock Tree [3920]; Petit Flamboyant [1915, 2968]; Poinciana [3157]; Poincillade [1941, 2157]; Pride Of Barbados [107, 1056, 1941, 2264]; Tabachin [1470]; Zegret [3058]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Angola (I) [110]; Central African Rep. (I) [8]; Egypt (I) [8]; Equatorial Guinea (I) [8]; Ethiopia (I) [24]; Ghana (I) [8]; Ivory Coast (I) [8]; Kenya (I) [106]; Liberia (I) [8]; Malawi (I) [8]; Mali (I) [561]; Niger (I) [78]; Nigeria (I) [8]; Sierra Leone (I) [8]; Somalia (I) [125]; South Africa (I) [107]; Tanzania (I) [8]; Uganda (I) [32]; Zaire (I) [113]; Zambia (I) [28]
  Asia
Bangladesh (I) [3366]; Bhutan (I) [1947]; Brunei (I) [3939]; Burma (I) [4018]; Cambodia (I) [1935, 4018]; China (I) [1935, 3405, 4018]; Guangdong [3405]; Guangxi [3405]; Yunnan [3405]; Hong Kong (I) [1935]; India (I) [1935, 3009, 3021, 3026, 3027, 3028, 3040, 3092, 3143, 3370, 3375, 3387, 3616, 4018]; Andhra Pradesh [3009]; Arunachal Pradesh [3040]; Assam [3370]; Karnataka [3021]; Madhaya Pradesh [3375]; Orissa [3026]; Punjab [3143]; Rajasthan [3028]; Tamil Nadu [3027]; Tripura [3092]; Uttar Pradesh [3387]; West Bengal [3616]; Indonesia (I) [261, 1935, 3004, 3898, 3967]; Iraq (I) [1939]; Irian Jaya (I) [261]; Japan (I) [1935, 4018]; Jawa (N) [3898]; Laos (I) [1935, 4018]; Lesser Sunda Is (N) [3004]; Malaysia (I) [1935, 3004]; Moluccas (N) [3004]; Myanmar (I) [1935, 2110]; Nepal (I) [1935, 2898, 3369, 4018]; Pakistan (I) [2021]; Philippines (I) [3963]; Ryukyu Is (N) [2825]; Sabah (N) [3004]; Singapore (I) [3938]; Sri Lanka (I) [1935, 2023]; Sumatera (N) [3967]; Taiwan (I) [1935, 2085, 2902, 3405]; Thailand (I) [1935, 2002, 4018]; Vietnam (I) [1935, 4018]
  Australasia
Papua New Guinea (I) [261]
  Caribbean
Bahamas (I) [2153]; Dominican Republic (I) [2157]; Haiti (I) [2157]; St Vincent (I)
  Central America
Belize (I) [1242, 1614, 1645]; Costa Rica (I) [1367, 1658]; El Salvador (I) [1614, 1645, 1653, 2156]; Guatemala (N) [1645, 1653]; Mexico(North & Central) (N) [1460, 1470, 1645, 1653, 1714]; Mexico(South East) (N) [1117, 1188, 1637, 1645, 1653]; Nicaragua (I) [1614, 1653]; Panama (I) [1222, 1224, 1606, 1614, 1645]
  Indian Ocean
Aldabra (I) [1941]; Amirantes Group [1941]; Andaman Is (I) [3366]; Christmas I (I) [3920]; Comoro Is (I) [3054, 4747]; Laccadive Is (I) [3366]; Madagascar (I) [3402]; Maldives (I) [3062, 3390, 3617]; Mauritius (I) [1915]; Nicobar Is (I) [3366]; Reunion (I) [1915]; Rodrigues (I) [1915]; Seychelles (I) [1941]
  Middle East
Saudi Arabia (I) [1939]; South Yemen (I) [1939]
  North America
United States (I) [1361, 1409, 1431, 1542, 1614, 3157]; Arizona [3157]; California [3157]; Florida [1409, 3157]; Texas [3157]
  Pacific Ocean
Bismarck Archipelago (I) [261]; Cook Is (I) [2265]; Fiji (I) [1940, 2264]; Marquesas (I) [2968]; Marshall Is (I) [2235]; Northern Marianas (I) [2235]; Samoa-JML (I) [2265]; Society Is (I) [2968]
  South America
Argentina (I) [1114, 1140]; Bolivia (I) [1289]; Brazil (I) [1414]; Colombia (I) [1653]; Ecuador (I) [1229]; French Guiana (I) [1408]; Peru (I) [1442]; Venezuela (I)

  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [106];

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [106, 261, 1430, 1606, 1790, 1915, 1935, 1941, 1947, 2002, 2021, 2023, 2153, 2157, 2218, 2825, 3001, 3402, 3405, 3898, 3920, 4018] ; Illustration [261, 1935, 2002, 2085, 3386, 3405, 4018]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [261] [3157] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-02 Schrire BD, 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157], 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Shrub [261] [1915] [3157], Tree [261] [1915] [3157] ; Lifespan: Perennial [261] [3157] ; 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 Adams BR, 1993 Polhill RM, 1993 Zarucchi JL, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 1996 (Japan)

  
USES:
  Chemical products [121]; Environmental [106, 1862, 1915, 1947, 2002, 2021, 2023, 2218, 2264, 2266, 2825, 2968, 3076, 3402]; Food and Drink [2218]; Medicine [121, 1409, 1941, 2002, 2023, 3030]; Miscellaneous [2002, 3030]; Toxins [121, 1409]

  
NOTES:
  Cultivated and naturalised thruoghout the tropics. [2002]
  Several colour forms. [2832]
  Probably native of Tropical America; cultivated throughout the tropics. [261]
  Native to Central America. [1915]

  
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