Caesalpinia echinata

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Caesalpinia echinata, Lam. Tree, with prickly rusty pubescent branches: Ivs. unarmed, glabrous; pinnae; 5-9, each with 15-20 rhombic-oblong obtuse Ifts.1/2―3/4 in. long: fls. yellow in axillary and terminal racemes; calyx pubescent; stamens shorter than petals: pod oblong, 3 in. long. Brazil. Fl. Brasil. 15, 2:22.—Yields dye-wood. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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