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Caesalpinioideae

Taxa Represented in DELEP Accessions

Taxon Common Name(s) Growth Form Native Geographic Range
Albizia tanganyicensis
  • paperbark albizia
  • umphaphama (Ndebele)
  • East Africa
  • Southern Africa
Albizia versicolor
  • poison pod
  • mubungata (Shona)
  • umnonjwana (Ndebele)
  • Africa
Amblygonocarpus andongensis
  • Scotman's rattle
  • umnonjwana (Ndebele)
  • muluwe (Tonga)
Anadenanthera colubrina
  • curupay
  • cebil moro
  • kurupa'y kuru
Biancaea decapetala
Burkea africana
  • false ash
  • red seringa
  • mukarati (Shona)
  • umnondo (Ndebele)
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
Calliandra californica
  • Baja California fairy duster
shrub
  • Southwestern North America
Calliandra conferta
  • fairy duster
Calliandra eriophylla
  • fairy duster
  • false mesquite
shrub
subshrub
  • Southwestern North America
Calliandra haematocephala
  • Red powderpuff
Calliandra houstoniana var. calothrysis
Calliandra humilis
  • fairy duster
  • false mesquite
  • dwarf stickpea
Calliandra humilis var. humilis
  • fairy duster
  • false mesquite
  • dwarf stickpea
Calliandra humilis var. reticulata
  • fairy duster
Calliandra peninsularis
  • Baja fairy duster
Cassia abbreviata
  • long-tail cassia
  • sjambok pod
  • sjambokpeul
  • muremberembe (Shona)
  • isihaqa (Ndebele)
Cassia fistula
  • golden shower tree
Cassia grandis
  • pink shower
  • horse cassia
Cassia hintonii
Cassia javanica
  • Java cassia
  • pink shower
Cassia longiracemosa
Cassia sieberiana
  • senjen (Wolof)