Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw.

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Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Photo: Bart Wursten
Rhino Hotel, Old Runde Bridge, Mwenezi

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Photo: Bart Wursten
Rhino Hotel, Old Runde Bridge, Mwenezi

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Photo: Mark Hyde
Near main house, Canonkopje Crane and Game Sanctuary

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Photo: Mark Hyde
Near main house, Canonkopje Crane and Game Sanctuary

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Photo: Mark Hyde
Near main house, Canonkopje Crane and Game Sanctuary

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Synonyms: Poinciana pulcherrima L.
Common names: Mexican Bird of Paradise (English) Peacock Flower (English) Pride of Barbados (English)
Description:
Notes: This species has been treated in this database as being a purely cultivated species; however, in FZ, 3(2), p. 178, it is stated that the species "is frequently naturalised". However, it is not clear which records are of cultivated plants and which are naturalised.
Derivation of specific name: pulcherrima: most beautiful
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution: Native to tropical and subtropical America.
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Literature:

Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(2) Page 178.

Other sources of information about Caesalpinia pulcherrima:

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Flora of Burundi: Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Flora of Malawi: cultivated Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Caesalpinia pulcherrima

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Caesalpinia pulcherrima
African Plant Database: Caesalpinia pulcherrima
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Caesalpinia pulcherrima
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Caesalpinia pulcherrima
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Caesalpinia pulcherrima
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Caesalpinia pulcherrima
JSTOR Plant Science: Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Plants of the World Online: Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Tropicos: Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Wikipedia: Caesalpinia pulcherrima


Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Caesalpinia pulcherrima.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=165510, retrieved 8 December 2024

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