''Caesalpinia'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the family
Fabaceae. Historically, membership within the genus has been highly variable, with different publications including anywhere from 70 to 165 species, depending largely on the inclusion or exclusion of species alternately listed under genera such as ''
Hoffmannseggia
''Hoffmannseggia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, known generally as rushpeas. These are pod-bearing herbs and subshrubs native to the Americas and southern Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest a ...
''. It contains
tropical
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the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
or
subtropical woody plant
A woody plant is a plant that produces wood as its structural tissue and thus has a hard stem. In cold climates, woody plants further survive winter or dry season above ground, as opposite to herbaceous plants that die back to the ground until sp ...
s. The generic name honours the
botanist,
physician
A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through th ...
, and
philosopher Andrea Cesalpino
Andrea Cesalpino ( Latinized as Andreas Cæsalpinus) (6 June 1524 – 23 February 1603) was a Florentine physician, philosopher and botanist.
In his works he classified plants according to their fruits and seeds, rather than alphabetically ...
(1519–1603).
The name
Caesalpinaceae at
family
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level, or
Caesalpinioideae at the level of subfamily, is based on this generic name.
Species
* ''
Caesalpinia acapulcensis''
Standl.
* ''
Caesalpinia anacantha
''Caesalpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. Historically, membership within the genus has been highly variable, with different publications including anywhere from 70 to 165 species, depending largely on the inclusion o ...
''
Urb.
* ''
Caesalpinia bahamensis''
Lam.
* ''
Caesalpinia barahonensis
''Caesalpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. Historically, membership within the genus has been highly variable, with different publications including anywhere from 70 to 165 species, depending largely on the inclusion o ...
''
Urb.
* ''
Caesalpinia brasiliensis
''Caesalpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. Historically, membership within the genus has been highly variable, with different publications including anywhere from 70 to 165 species, depending largely on the inclusion o ...
''
L.
* ''
Caesalpinia cassioides''
Willd.
Carl Ludwig Willdenow (22 August 1765 – 10 July 1812) was a German botanist, pharmacist, and plant taxonomist. He is considered one of the founders of phytogeography, the study of the geographic distribution of plants. Willdenow was al ...
1809
*''
Caesalpinia erianthera''
Chiov.
* ''
Caesalpinia monensis
''Caesalpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. Historically, membership within the genus has been highly variable, with different publications including anywhere from 70 to 165 species, depending largely on the inclusion o ...
''
Britton—black nicker
* ''
Caesalpinia nipensis
''Caesalpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. Historically, membership within the genus has been highly variable, with different publications including anywhere from 70 to 165 species, depending largely on the inclusion o ...
''
Urb.
* ''
Caesalpinia pulcherrima''
( L. 1753) Sw. 1791—Pride of Barbados, yellow peacock
* ''
Caesalpinia secundiflora
''Caesalpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. Historically, membership within the genus has been highly variable, with different publications including anywhere from 70 to 165 species, depending largely on the inclusion o ...
''
Urb.
* ''
Caesalpinia delphinensis
''Caesalpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. Historically, membership within the genus has been highly variable, with different publications including anywhere from 70 to 165 species, depending largely on the inclusion o ...
''
Du Puy & Rabev.
* ''
Caesalpinia homblei
''Caesalpinia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. Historically, membership within the genus has been highly variable, with different publications including anywhere from 70 to 165 species, depending largely on the inclusion o ...
''
R. Wilczek
* ''Caesalpinia minax''
Henry Fletcher Hance, Hance
* ''Caesalpinia murifructa''
Gillis & Proctor
* ''Caesalpinia solomonensis''
Hattink
* ''Caesalpinia volkensii''
Harms
* ''Caesalpinia caesia''
Handel-Mazzetti
* ''Caesalpinia chinensis''
Roxb.
* ''Caesalpinia crista''
L. emend. Dandy & Exell—gray nicker
* ''Caesalpinia elliptifolia''
S. J. Li, Z. Y. Chen & D. X. Zhang
* ''Caesalpinia hypoglauca''
Chun & How
* ''Caesalpinia kwangtungensis''
Merr.
* ''Caesalpinia laevigata''
Perr.
* ''Caesalpinia magnifoliolata''
Metcalf
* ''Caesalpinia nuga''
(L.) Ait.
* ''Caesalpinia paniculata''
(Lam.) Roxb.
* ''Caesalpinia rhombifolia''
J. E. Vidal
* ''Caesalpinia scandens''
Heyne ex Roth
* ''Caesalpinia szechuanensis''
Craib
* ''Caesalpinia vernalis''
Champion
* ''Caesalpinia yunnanensis''
S. J. Li, D. X. Zhang & Z. Y. Chen
Uses
Some species are grown for their Ornamental plant, ornamental flowers.
References
External links
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USDA PLANTS Profile
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Caesalpinieae
Fabaceae genera
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
