Caesalpinia pulcherrima Calflora

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Taxon Report

Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw.

Pride of barbados

2006 Joseph Dougherty/ecology.org

2001 John Harper

2016 Wynn Anderson

2010 Moorea Biocode

Caesalpinia pulcherrima is a shrub that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~7 records in California Plant Characteristics

Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Caesalpinia
Family:	Fabaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat the seed of this plant.

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Poinciana pulcherrima

Information about Caesalpinia pulcherrima from other sources


USDA PLANTS Profile (CAPU13) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).