Caesalpinia is a genus of in the family Fabaceae. It includes 10 species which range from southeastern Mexico through Central America to Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, and to Cuba, Hispaniola, and the Bahamas.[
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Taxonomy
Historically, membership within the genus has been highly variable, with different publications including anywhere from 70 to 165 species, depending largely on the inclusion or exclusion of species alternately listed under genera such as Hoffmannseggia. It contains Tropics or Subtropics . The generic name honours the botanist, physician, and philosopher Andrea Cesalpino (1519–1603).
The genus also had a synonym of Poinciana; it was named after a common name for the one species which was placed in now named Delonix regia, after Phillippe de Longvilliers de Poincy, who was the French governor of the Caribbean island of Saint Kitts.
Species
10 species are currently accepted:[
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Caesalpinia anacantha Urb.
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Caesalpinia bahamensis Lam.
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Caesalpinia barahonensis Urb.
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Caesalpinia brasiliensis L.
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Caesalpinia cassioides Willd.
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Caesalpinia domingensis Urb.
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Caesalpinia monensis Britton — black nicker
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Caesalpinia nipensis Urb.
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Caesalpinia secundiflora Urb.
Uses
Some species are grown for their Ornamental plant .
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