Caesalpinieae

Taxa Represented in DELEP Accessions

Taxon Common Name(s) Growth Form Native Geographic Range
Biancaea decapetala
Caesalpinia pulcherrima
  • red bird-of-paradise
  • tavachín (Spanish)
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
  • Caribbean
Caesalpinia pulcherrima var. flava
  • yellow bird-of-paradise
  • tavachín (Spanish)
Caesalpinia sappan
  • sappanwood
  • Indian redwood
Coulteria cubensis
  • brasiletto
  • Southern North America
  • Central America
  • Caribbean
Coulteria platyloba
  • palo colorado (Spanish)
Coulteria pumila
  • palo piojo (Spanish)
  • piojito (Spanish)
Denisophytum sessilifolium
Erythrostemon gilliesii
  • yellow bird-of-paradise
shrub
  • Southern South America
Erythrostemon mexicanus
  • Mexican bird-of-paradise
small tree
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
Erythrostemon palmeri
  • piojito (Spanish)
  • palo piojo (Spanish)
small tree
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
Haematoxylum brasiletto
  • brazilwood
  • Brasil
Hoffmannseggia drepanocarpa
  • sickle-pod rush pea
Hoffmannseggia glauca
  • hog potato
  • camote de ratón (Spanish)
Hoffmannseggia microphylla
  • small-leaved hoffmanseggia
Libidibia coriaria
  • divi-divi
  • cascal
Libidibia paraguariensis
  • guayacán (Spanish)
Pomaria jamesii
  • James' rushpea
Pterolobium stellatum
  • redwings
Tara cacalaco
  • cascalote
Tara spinosa
  • tara (Quechua)
  • guarango (Spanish)
Tara vesicaria
Zuccagnia punctata
  • jarilla macho (Spanish)
  • pus pus (Spanish)