Flora of Zambia: Cultivated plants
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Caesalpinia pulcherrima
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Rhino Hotel, Old Runde Bridge, Mwenezi
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Rhino Hotel, Old Runde Bridge, Mwenezi
Picture: Mark Hyde
Near main house, Canonkopje Crane and Game Sanctuary
Picture: Mark Hyde
Near main house, Canonkopje Crane and Game Sanctuary
Picture: Mark Hyde
Near main house, Canonkopje Crane and Game Sanctuary
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| Synonyms: |
Poinciana pulcherrima L. |
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| 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 | |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to tropical and subtropical America. | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
| 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 pulcherrimaFlora of Malawi: cultivated Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Caesalpinia pulcherrima
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Caesalpinia pulcherrimaAfrican 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
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