Caesalpinia

Contains 1 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Caesalpinia L.
FABACEAE
NICKER
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Classification
FABALES
Caesalpinia
Citation
CAESALPINIA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 380. 1753.
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TYPE: Caesalpinia brasiliensis Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & P. Wilson, Bot. Porto Rico 5: 377. 1924.
Distribution Map Present

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Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Caesalpinia pulcherrima PRIDE-OF-BARBADOS; DWARF POINCIANA Not Native
Identification Key

No identification key is available for this family.

Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Brasilletia Brasilletia (de Candolle) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 164. 1891. BASIONYM: Caesalpinia Linnaeus, sect. Brasilletia de Candolle, Prodr. 2: 481. 1825. TYPE: Brasilletia brasiliensis (Linnaeus) Kuntze (Caesalpinia brasiliensis Linnaeus) = Caesalpinia Linnaeus 1753, by lectotypification.
Poinciana Poinciana Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 380. 1753. TYPE: Poinciana pulcherrima Linnaeus