Fabaceae

Caesalpinia Plum. ex L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 380 (1753)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is SE. Mexico to Peru, Caribbean.

Distribution

Native to:

Bahamas, Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico, Turks-Caicos Is.

Introduced into:

Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Arizona, Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burundi, California, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Comoros, Cook Is., East Himalaya, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Florida, French Guiana, Galápagos, Gambia, Ghana, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, India, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laccadive Is., Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maldives, Mali, Maluku, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Rodrigues, Réunion, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Solomon Is., Somalia, Southwest Caribbean, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Texas, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Windward Is., Yemen, Zambia, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • —F.T.A. 2: 262.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 178 (1754) as Caesalpina.
  • Sp. Pl.: 380 (1753)

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 178 (1754) (as “ Caesalpina ”)
  • Sp. Pl.: 380 (1753)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Apr 2, 2007 Hatschbach, G.; Hatschbach, M.; Ribas, O.S.; Carneiro, J. [75722] Brazil K000680830 Yes
Jan 1, 2006 Forzza, R.C.; Silva, B.R.; Dias-Melo, R. [4061] Brazil K000680826 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 de Queiroz, L.P.; Nascimento, N.S. [3703] Brazil K000680833 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 de Queiroz, L.P.; Costa, M.J.S.L.; Sena, T.S.N. [3076] Brazil K000680832 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 de Queiroz, L.P.; Sena, T.S.N. [3114] Brazil K000680835 Yes
Apr 1, 1993 Hughes, C.E. [1354] Guatemala K000661633 Yes
Apr 1, 1993 Hughes, C.E. [1353] Mexico K000661635 Yes
Apr 1, 1993 Hughes, C.E. [1354] Guatemala K000661634 Yes
Feb 15, 1993 Gentle, P.H. [2309] Belize K000661607 Yes
Feb 1, 1993 Hughes, C.E. [493] Mexico K000661591 Yes
Feb 1, 1993 Menendez, F. [428] Mexico K000661592 Yes
Jan 1, 1993 Balam, B. [564] Mexico K000661597 Yes
Oct 15, 1992 Sanders. A.C.; Lyman, J.; Phillips, B.; Pitzer, B.; Ucan, E.E. [9879] Mexico K000661596 Yes
Oct 1, 1991 Bang, M. [757] Bolivia K000264026 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 1991 Pringle, C.G. [202] Mexico K000081695 Type Yes
Nov 3, 1989 Gentle, P.H. [1106] Belize K000661623 Yes
Nov 3, 1989 Gentle, P.H. [1106] Belize K000661622 Yes
Aug 7, 1989 Davidse, G.; Brant, A.E. [32719] Belize K000661608 Yes
Jan 1, 1984 Cabrera, E.; Cabrera, H., de [2533] Mexico K000661594 Yes
May 1, 1974 Macran, A. [1532] Thailand K000789334 Unknown Type Material Yes
May 1, 1974 Macran, A. [1866] Thailand K000789333 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1974 Pierre, L. [s.n.] K000264171 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1974 Thorel, M., le [s.n.] K000264170 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Wray, L., Jr. [1909] Malaysia K000789339 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Bermejos, J. [1514] Philippines K000264160 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Wray, L. [4261] Malaysia K000789338 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Dr King's Collectr [7584] Malaysia K000789341 Unknown Type Material Yes
Valenzuela, L.; Suclli, E. [2149] Peru K001930803 No
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 5833] Burma K001122308 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5834] K001122316 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5834] India K001122310 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baxter, P.; et al. [DCI1865] Chile K000680633 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5831] K001122306 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Hughes, C.E. [1761] Mexico K000661600 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Hughes, C.E. [1766] Mexico K000661603 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Hughes, C.E. [1765] Mexico K000661590 Yes
Taylor, N.P.; Zappi, D.C.; Eggli, U. [1373] Brazil K:SPC-58461.000 No
Owens, S.J. [s.n.] United States K:SPC-52816.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5830] K001122303 Unknown Type Material Yes
Villacorta, R.; Montalvo, E. [2276] El Salvador K000661636 Yes
Owens, S.J. United States K:SPC-54093.000 No
Lewis, G.P.; Hughes, C.E. [1760] Guatemala K000661627 Yes
Horsfield, T. [138] Indonesia K000789330 Unknown Type Material Yes
MACQUEEN, D.J.; Contreras, J.J.L.; Lewis, G.P.; Nileshwar, A. [427] Mexico K000661639 Yes
MACQUEEN, D.J.; Contreras, J.J.L.; Lewis, G.P.; Nileshwar, A. [427] Mexico K000661637 Yes
Elliott, C. [34] Chile K000724282 Yes
Aronson, J. [7725] Chile K000724283 Yes
Harley, R.M. [26985] Brazil K:SPC-54734.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5832] Burma K000264188 Holotype Yes
Pennington, T.D.; et al. [12347] Peru K:SPC-53643.000 No
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 5827] K001122295 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ekman, E.L. [4278] Haiti K000264512 Type Yes
Melchor-Castro, RB; Arista, P.; Balvin, R [1345] Peru K001612348 No
Rico, L.; Windsor-Shaw, T. [1282] Bolivia K000295030 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5836] K001122320 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Hughes, C.E. [1760] Guatemala K000661628 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5827] K001122292 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5827] K001122293 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kuhlmann, M. [3648] Brazil K000680847 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5827] Burma K001122294 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5826] India K001122291 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Hughes, C.E. [1761] Mexico K000661601 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Hughes, C.E. [1759] Guatemala K000661626 Yes
MACQUEEN, D.J.; Pennington, T.D. [82] Guatemala K000661629 Yes
Nelson, E.W. [2303] Mexico K000081739 Holotype No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5832] India K001096529 Holotype Yes
Conzatti [5476] Mexico K000081752 Type No
Dr King's Collectr [3499] Malaysia K000789340 Unknown Type Material Yes
Nelson, E.W. [2303] Mexico K000081738 Isotype No
Hatschbach, G.; Hatschbach, M.; Barbosa, E. [76102] Brazil K000680849 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5830] Nepal K001122304 Unknown Type Material Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 5834] India K001122313 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Hughes, C.E. [1758] Guatemala K000661632 Yes
Fiebrig, K. [2443] Bolivia K000680943 Yes
Palmer, E. [1055] Mexico K000661643 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Hughes, C.E. [1766] Mexico K000661604 Yes
Wright, C. [2361] Cuba K000264516 Type Yes
Fonseca, M.L.; Filgueiras, T.S.; Oliveira, F.C.A.; Santos, A.J.V. [1438] Brazil K000680848 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [12969] Philippines K000756940 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5834] Nepal K001122314 Unknown Type Material Yes
MACQUEEN, D.J. [478] Mexico K000661593 Yes
André, E.F. [289] Bolivia K000724186 Yes
MACQUEEN, D.J.; Contreras, J.J.L.; Lewis, G.P.; Nileshwar, A. [427] Mexico K000661640 Yes
Cuming, H. [902] Chile K001097169 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5834] Burma K000264189 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Hughes, C.E. [1761] Mexico K000661602 Yes
Owens, S.J. United States K:SPC-54082.000 No
Owens, S.J. United States K:SPC-52813.000 No
Eggers, B. [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K000264514 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5830] K001122302 Unknown Type Material Yes
Baxter, P.; et al. [DCI1858] Chile K000680634 Yes
Beechey, F.W. [s.n.] Chile K001097168 Type Yes
Deplanche [340] New Caledonia K000264184 Syntype Yes
Worth, C.R.; Morrison, J.L. [16364] Chile K000724285 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5836] K001122319 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Vargas, W. [13871] Ecuador K:SPC-60666.000 No
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 5834] K001122312 Unknown Type Material Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [21449] Malaysia K000789326 Unknown Type Material Yes
Martínez S., E.M.; Téllez, O.; Martínez, F. [3022] Mexico K000661595 Yes
Werdermann, E. [888] Chile K000724286 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Hughes, C.E.; Contreras, J.L. [2066] Mexico K:SPC-58463.000 No
Horsfield, T. [502] Indonesia K000789329 Unknown Type Material Yes
Palmer [95] Mexico K000081698 Type Yes
s.coll. [5834H] Burma K001096541 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oliveira, M.; Silva, L.F.; Inácio, E. [185] Brazil K000680828 Yes
Alvarado, F. [95] Costa Rica K000661381 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5835] Burma K000264196 Type Yes
Fiebrig, K. [2443] Bolivia K000680942 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5834] K001122309 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5834] Burma K001122317 Unknown Type Material Yes
Arbo, M.M.; Jardim, J.G.; Ferrucci, M.S.; de Sant'Ana, S.C. [7260] Brazil K000680829 Yes
Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M. [54457] Brazil K000680850 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. s.n.] K001132333 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5836] Burma K001122321 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lorenty; Hieronymus [974] Argentina K000264219 Isotype Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Hughes, C.E. [1759] Guatemala K000661624 Yes
MACQUEEN, D.J.; Contreras, J.J.L.; Lewis, G.P.; Nileshwar, A. [427] Mexico K000661641 Yes
Worth, C.R.; Morrison, J.L. [16269] Chile K000724284 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Hughes, C.E. [1758] Guatemala K000661630 Yes
Nelson, E.W. [2303] Mexico K000081740 Isotype No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 5833] Burma K001122307 Unknown Type Material Yes
Diego, N.; Beltran, A. [5748] Mexico K000661642 Yes
Bridges [1292] Chile K000724281 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5834] India K001122311 Unknown Type Material Yes
Brooks, R.R.; Reeves, R.D.; Ferreira, H.D. [494] Brazil K000841426 Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 5834] Burma K001122318 Unknown Type Material Yes
Reed, E.C. [53] Chile K001097170 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Hughes, C.E. [1765] Mexico K000661589 Yes
Elmer, A.D.E. [12969] Philippines K000756939 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Hughes, C.E. [1765] Mexico K000661606 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Hughes, C.E. [1759] Guatemala K000661625 Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Hughes, C.E. [1766] Mexico K000661605 Yes
Martyn, E.B. [234] Guyana K000680845 Yes
Elmer [13386] Philippines K000264161 Type Yes
Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 5831] Bangladesh K001122305 Unknown Type Material Yes
MACQUEEN, D.J.; Contreras, J.J.L.; Lewis, G.P.; Nileshwar, A. [427] Mexico K000661638 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5830] India K000264186 Type Yes
Lewis, G.P.; Hughes, C.E. [1758] Guatemala K000661631 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 5834] K001122315 Unknown Type Material Yes

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