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Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth)Alston

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HIGHER TAXON: Caesalpinieae

GENUS: Caesalpinia L.

Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth)Alston [Accepted]
    Biancaea Tod. scandens Tod. {Synonym}
    Biancaea Tod. sepiaria (Roxb.)Tod. {Synonym}
    Caesalpinia japonica Siebold & Zucc. {Synonym}
    Caesalpinia sepiaria Roxb. {Synonym}
    Reichardia Roth decapetala Roth {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Mauritius Thorn [28]

  
PLACES: -
  Africa
    Angola-ISO (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
  Caribbean
    Caribbean-TRP (U) [1056,1298,1430,1431]
  North America
    United States (U) [1431]
  
HABITATS:
  Africa
    Cultivated [106]
  
DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing, Not climbing
  Habit: Shrub, Tree
  Lifespan: Perennial
  Nodules: Absent [1785]
  Source: Lock,J.M.(1988) African Checklist,
   Zarucchi,J.L.(1988) Extract From Tropicos Database

  
USES:
  Environmental [1785,106]; Medicine; Weed; Domestic; Chemical products;

  
NOTES:
  Nodulation data also from Caesalpinia japonica Siebold & Zucc. [1785]


DATA SOURCES:

8.

   Lock,J.M., 1985
    Specimen in Herb.Kew
    Specimen in Herb.Kew

28.

   White,F., 1962
    Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia.
    Forest Flora of Northern Rhodesia.

106.

   Brenan,J.P.M., 1967
    Caesalp.In:Flora Trop.East Africa. Milne-Redhead & Polhill
    Caesalp.In:Flora Trop.East Africa. Milne-Redhead & Polhill

107.

   Ross,J.H., 1982
    Caesalpinoideae.In:Flora Southern Africa 16,pt.1.Ross.J.H.
    Caesalpinoideae.In:Flora Southern Africa 16,pt.1.Ross.J.H.

113.

   Robyns,W.(Ed.), 1952
    Flore du Congo Belge,Vol.3. Mimosoideae, Caesalpinoideae
    Flore du Congo Belge,Vol.3. Mimosoideae, Caesalpinoideae

1056.

   Adams,C.D., 1972
    Flowering Plants of Jamaica Univ. West Indies, Mona, Jamaica
    Flowering Plants of Jamaica Univ. West Indies, Mona, Jamaica

1298.

   Gillis,W.T. & Proctor,G.R., 1974
    J.Arnold Arbor.55(3):425-430 Caesalpinia Guilandina-Bahamas
    J.Arnold Arbor.55(3):425-430 Caesalpinia Guilandina-Bahamas

1430.

   Liogier,A.H., 1988
    Desc. Flora Puerto Rico & Adjacent Is-Spermatophyta Vol. II
    Desc. Flora Puerto Rico & Adjacent Is-Spermatophyta Vol. II

1431.

   List Based Record, 1986
    U.S. Soil Conservation Service
    U.S. Soil Conservation Service

1785.

   Allen,O.N. & Allen,E.K., 1981
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
    The Leguminosae, A Source Book of Characteristics,Uses,&Nod.
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