Caesalpinia coriaria

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Common Names

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Description

Family Caesalpiniaceae

The Caesalpiniaceae are mostly tropical and subtropical trees and shrubs comprising about 150 genera and 2,200 species. The leaves are stipulate , alternate, and mostly pinnately compound but may be bipinnate or simple . Like the other legume families the petiole base is commonly enlarged into a pulvinus. The flowers are in racemes , spikes or cymes, are zygomorphic, and are mostly weakly to strongly perigynous. The perianth commonly consists of a calyx and corolla of 5 segments each; the petals are distinct , overlapping (i.e. , imbricate) in bud, with the posterior one (flag or banner ) innermost in position. The androecium usually consists of 1-10 distinct or variously united stamens, some of which are commonly reduced to nonfunctional staminodes. The pistil is simple, consisting of one style and stigma, and a superior ovary with one locule containing 2-many marginal ovules. The fruit is usually a legume. -- Gerald Carr

Subfamily Caesalpinioideae

Mostly trees or shrubs . Leaves mostly pinnate, sometimes bipinnate, rarely apparently simple . Corolla usually showy, zygomorphic, the petals imbricate, posterior (upper or banner ) petal innermost in bud. Stamens 10 or fewer, distinct , usually not showy, some commonly reduced to staminodes. Pollen released in monads . Seeds with u-shaped line (pleurogram) usually lacking. [Carr]

Genus Caesalpinia

Trees , shrubs and woody climbers . Leaves large, bipinnate. Flowers yellow or red, often showy. Racemes paniculate , in the upper leaf axils or terminal . Calyx teeth 5, imbricate in the bud, the lowest outside. Petals orbicular , clawed, imbricate. Stamens 10, free . Ovary sessile, usually few ovuled. Pod various, sometimes covered with spines.

About 280 species, distributed in tropics and sub-tropics."Caesalpinia". in Flora of Pakistan . Published by Science Press (Beijing) and Missouri Botanical Garden Press. Online at EFloras.org.

Physical Description

Habitat

Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of -6 meters (-20 feet).Standard Deviation = 562.090 based on 192 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

Biology

Reproduction

Duration: Perennial

Growth

Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun .

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Caesalpinia thomaea Spreng.
2. Libidibia coriaria (Jacq.)Schltdl.
3. Poinciana coriaria Jacq.

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Lewis G.P., 1994-1995.

Place of publication : Sp. pl. 2(1):532. 1799

Name verified on 26-Mar-2004 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 26-Mar-2004

Similar Species

Members of the genus Caesalpinia

There are approximately 298 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

C. acapulcensis (Cuasillo) · C. acinaciformis · C. acuminata · C. acutifolia · C. alternifolia · C. anacantha · C. ancashiana · C. andamanica · C. angolensis · C. angulata (Yerba Buena) · C. aphylla · C. argentina (Camiri) · C. armata · C. axillaris · C. bahamensis · C. bahamensis bahamensis · C. bahamensis orientensis · C. bahamensis rugeliana · C. bahamensis subsp. orientensis · C. bahamensis subsp. rugeliana · C. balansae · C. barahonensis · C. barbon · C. barkeriana · C. benthamiana · C. bessac · C. bonduc (Anoso) · C. bonduc var. caymanensis · C. bonducella var. aequiaculata · C. bonducella var. inaequiaculeata · C. bracteata · C. bracteosa (Catingueira) · C. bracteosa f. desertorum · C. broomensis · C. buchii · C. burmanica · C. cacalaco (Cascalote) · C. caesia · C. caladenia (Margarita) · C. calycina (Pau De Galinha) · C. cassioides · C. cassioides var. pardoana · C. caudata (Tailed Caesalpinia) · C. caymanensis · C. ciliata (Canique) · C. cinclidocarpus · C. claibornensis · C. coccinea · C. colimensis · C. coluteifolia (Parolillo) · C. conzatti · C. coriacea · C. coriara · C. coriaria (Cascalote) · C. coulterioides · C. crista · C. crista var. parvistipula · C. cucullata · C. culebrae (Smooth Yellow Nicker) · C. dasyrachis · C. dauensis · C. decapetala (Bois Sappan) · C. decapeyala · C. delphinensis · C. desertorum · C. dictamnoides f. punctata · C. digyna · C. dinteri · C. domingensis · C. drepanocarpa (Sickle-Pod Holdback) · C. ebano · C. echinata (Brazil Wood) · C. elata · C. elliptifolia · C. enneaphylla · C. epifanioi · C. epunctata · C. equinata · C. erianthera · C. eriostachya · C. eriostachys (Casa Iguana) · C. erythrocarpa · C. exilifolia · C. exostemma (Abejon) · C. exostemma exostemma · C. exostemma subsp. tampicoana · C. exostemma tampicoana · C. falcaria var. capitata · C. falcaria var. densiflora · C. falcaria var. pringlei · C. falcaria var. rusbyi · C. falcaria var. stricta · C. ferrea (Brazilian Ironwood) · C. ferrea var. ferrea · C. ferrea var. glabrescens · C. ferrea var. megaphylla · C. ferrea var. parvifolia · C. ferrea var. petiolulata · C. ferrominuta · C. fimbriata

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Notes

Contributors

• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2007. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed September 17, 2007.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed January 24, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal January 26, 2008:

• Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad, Herbario del Instituto de Ecología, A.C., México
• Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad, Herbario del Instituto de Ecología, A.C., México
• Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad
• , Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
• Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2664088
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ILD-564
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 175270
• GRIN Nomen Number: 8282
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 184642
• International Plant Names Index (IPNI) ID: 1011049-
• U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: CACO28
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 26450

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