Caesalpinia pulcherrima
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Pink Papaya, Chimoio
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Pink Papaya, Chimoio
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Pink Papaya, Chimoio
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Pink Papaya, Chimoio
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Rhino Hotel, Old Runde Bridge, Mwenezi
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Rhino Hotel, Old Runde Bridge, Mwenezi
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Near main house, Canonkopje Crane and Game Sanctuary
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Near main house, Canonkopje Crane and Game Sanctuary
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Near main house, Canonkopje Crane and Game Sanctuary
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Ishema, Kigali.
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Ishema, Kigali.
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| Synonyms: |
Poinciana pulcherrima L. |
| Common names: | Mexican Bird of Paradise (English) Peacock Flower (English) Pride of Barbados (English) |
| Description: | Glabrous shrub to 6 m, sometimes scrambling, with sparse prickles on stems and leaves, but often unarmed in cultivated specimens. Leaves: pinnae 3-10 pairs. Leaflets: 5-12 pairs per pinna; lamina oblong. Pedicels 2.5-7 cm long. Petals 15-26 mm long, the upper one smaller, red, red and yellow, orange or yellow, widely spread. Longest stamens 4-7 cm long, long-exserted; filaments red. Pod 6-12 cm, obliquely oblong to oblanceolate, flat. |
| Notes: | Widely planted as a garden ornamental. |
| Derivation of specific name: | pulcherrima: most beautiful |
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| 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. Ntore, S. & al. (2024). Checklist of the vascular plants of Burundi Page 115. Parker, T. (2023). Common Trees of Mozambique The Tree Press, Austin, Texas, USA Pages 170 - 171. (Includes a picture). Troupin, G. (1978). Caesalpiniaceae Flore du Rwanda Spermatophytes Volume I Page 384. |
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