Caesalpinia ferrea Tul.
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Picture: Mark Hyde
Ewanrigg
Picture: Mark Hyde
Ewanrigg
Picture: Mark Hyde
Ewanrigg
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Unarmed tree, to 15 m. Bark very distinctive, smooth, grey, pealing to reveal paler patches. Leaves 2-pinnate; pinnae in 3-4 pairs, each with 4-8 pairs of oblong, asymmetric leaflets. Inflorescence composed of short racemes arranged in dense terminal panicles. Flowers 4-merous. Fruit up to 7.5 cm, elliptic-oblong, thick. |
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E Brazil |
Growth form(s):
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Tree.
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Literature:
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Bailey, L.H. & Bailey, E.Z. (1976). Hortus Third. A concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada Macmillan Publishing Co, Inc., New York Page 196.
Maroyi, A. (2006). Preliminary checklist of introduced and naturalized plants in Zimbabwe. Kirkia 18(2) Page 213.
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