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Definition of Caesalpinia gilliesii
1. Noun. A tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana.
Group relationships: Caesalpinia, Genus Caesalpinia
Generic synonyms: Flowering Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caesalpinia Gilliesii
Literary usage of Caesalpinia gilliesii
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Select Extra-tropical Plants: Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1891)
"... or Red Brazil-wood is obtained from this tree and allied species ; they also
furnish the dye-principle brazilin. Caesalpinia gilliesii, Wallich. ..."
2. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium by United States. National Herbarium, United States National Museum (1905)
"... it is probable that the planting of it on a somewhat extensive scale is worthy
of serious consideration Caesalpinia gilliesii. Reported from Guanica. ..."
3. Economic plants of Porto Rico by Orator Fuller Cook, Guy N. Collins (1903)
"... it is probable that the planting of it on a somewhat extensive scale is worthy
of serious consideration Caesalpinia gilliesii. Reported from Guanica. ..."
4. Shade Trees and Other Ornamentals by Fabián García (1903)
"40 Artemesia (Artemesia Abrotanum) 40 Barberry (Berberis Spp.,) 40 Bird of
Paradise (Caesalpinia gilliesii) 40 Bladder Sena (Colutea media) 40 Crape ..."
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