|
|
Definition of Caesalpinia pulcherrima
1. Noun. Tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana.
Group relationships: Caesalpinia, Genus Caesalpinia
Generic synonyms: Flowering Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Caesalpinia Pulcherrima
Literary usage of Caesalpinia pulcherrima
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club by Torrey Botanical Club (1907)
"Caesalpinia pulcherrima Sw. " Pride of Barbadoes." Cultivated at Nassau and Mastic
Pt. (10). PAPILIONACEAE SOPHORA TOMENTOSA L. Conch Sound, ..."
2. Publication by Field Museum of Natural History (1902)
"Abundant in brush and forest lands near Izamal (307, 336 in part). Common near
Merida (Valdez, //). Caesalpinia pulcherrima ..."
3. Flora Medica; a Botanical Account of All the More Important Plants Used in by John Lindley (1838)
"Caesalpinia pulcherrima Swartz obs. 165. (Rheede vi. t. 1.) —East Indies, whence
it was carried to the West Indies. (Barbadoes Flower fence.) emarginate. ..."
Other Resources:
