Poinciana pulcherrima L.
Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw. Red bird of paradise, pride-of-Barbados
The red bird-of-paradise varies from a shrub or small tree to an gangling 20' (6.1 m) tree, depending upon climate. Believed to be native to the West Indies and tropical America, it has escaped cultivation and become naturalized in tropical regions throughout the world. Identification: Like its cousin the yellow bird-of-paradise, red bird-of-paradise has crinkly five-petaled flowers with long thin bright red stamens. Flowers of the red variety are brilliant orange and red. Leaves are bipinnate, fernlike in appearance. This photo by Martin LaBar won Botany Photo of the Day in 2006 Online References:
Caesalpinia pulcherrima on Desert-tropicals.com Caesalpinia pulcherrima on floridata.com Caesalpinia pulcherrima on cals.arizona.edu Caesalpinia pulcherrima on Wikimedia Commons Caesalpinia pulcherrima on CalPhotos Caesalpinia pulcherrima on Forest and Kim Starr’s Starr Environmental site Caesalpinia pulcherrima at the Virginia Tech Department of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation Caesalpinia pulcherrima at George and Audrey DeLange's Arizona wildflower site Caesalpinia pulcherrima on eFloras Poinciana pulcherrima L.
Caesalpinia pulcherrima description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
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