Caesalpinia
Caesalpinia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. Membership within the genus is controversial, 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 Hoffmanseggia. Members of Caesalpinia are tropical or subtropical woody plants. It is named after the botanist Andrea Cesalpino.
The name Caesalpiniaceae at family level, or Caesalpinioideae at the level of subfamily, is based on this generic name.
Selected species
Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb., 1832 - Grey Nicker (Pantropical)
Caesalpinia cassioides Willd., 1809
Caesalpinia conzattii (Rose) Standl., 1934
Caesalpinia coriaria (Jacq.) Willd., 1799 - Divi-divi (Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, northern South America)
Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth) Alston, 1931 - Mysore Thorn (India)
Caesalpinia echinata Lam., 1785 - Brazilwood (Brazil)
Caesalpinia ferrea Mart. ex Tul. - Brazilian Ironwood, Leopard Tree
Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wallich ex Hook.) D.Dietr., 1840 - Bird of Paradise
Caesalpinia hildebrandtii (Vatke) Baill., 1883
Caesalpinia kavaiensis H.Mann, 1867 - Uhiuhi (Hawaiʻi)
Caesalpinia major (Medik.) Dandy & Exell, 1938 - Yellow Nicker (Pantropical)
Caesalpinia mexicana A.Gray, 1862 - Mexican Holdback (southernmost Texas, Mexico)
Caesalpinia merxmeullerana A.Schreib., 1980 (Namibia)
Caesalpinia nhatrangense J.E.Vidal, 1976 (Vietnam)
Caesalpinia paraguariensis (D.Parodi) Burkart, 1952 - Ibirá-Berá, Guayacaú Negro, Argentinian Brown Ebony (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay)
Caesalpinia platyloba S.Watson, 1886
Caesalpinea pluviosa DC., 1825 - False Brazilwood
Caesalpinia pluviosa var. cabraliana G.P.Lewis
Caesalpinia pluviosa var. intermedia G.P.Lewis
Caesalpinia pluviosa var. paraensis (Ducke) G.P.Lewis
Caesalpinia pluviosa var. peltophoroides (Benth.) G.P.Lewis
Caesalpinia pluviosa var. pluviosa
Caesalpinia pluviosa var. sanfranciscana G.P.Lewis
Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw., 1791 - Pride of Barbados
Caesalpinia punctata Willd., 1805 - Quebrahacha, Kibrahacha in Aruba
Caesalpinia reticulata
Caesalpinia sappan L., 1753 - Sappanwood (Southeast Asia, Malay Archipelago)
Caesalpinia spinosa (Molina) Kuntze, 1898 - Tara (Peru)
Caesalpinia vesicaria L., 1753
Caesalpinia violacea (Mill.) Standl., 1935
Uses
Some species are grown for their ornamental flowers. Brazilwood (C. echinata) is the source of a historically important dye called brazilin and of the wood for violin bows. Guayacaú Negro (C. paraguariensis) is used for timber in several Latin American countries, especially Argentina and Paraguay. Commercially it is marketed as Argentinian Brown Ebony, mistakenly as Brazillian Ebony, and as a family group as Partidgewood. End use for this timber is typically high-end exotic hardwood flooring, cabinetry and turnings.
Translation
The word "Caesalpinia" occurs as such in the following languages: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese.
Translation(s) in other languages: German: Caesalpinien, Lithuanian: Cezalpinija, Polish: Brezylka, Russian: Цезальпиния, Swedish: Bresiljesläktet, Telugu: గచ్చ.
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