Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw.

 
  • Family : FABACEAE
  • Family (As per The Plant List) : Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
  • Subfamily : Caesalpinioideae
  • Species : Caesalpinia pulcherrima
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw.
  • Common name : Peacock Flower
  • Vernacular name : Rathna gandhi, Meese hoovu (Kan.)
  • Collection Nos : CJS 18292
  • Collector(s) Name : C.J.Saldanha
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Native : Tropical America
  • Comments : Commonly planted in gardens, avenues and along hedges for its showy flowers.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Collection Locality : Cubbon park, Bangalore
  • Distribution Locality : Bagalkot, Bangalore, Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur, Chamrajnagar, Chikamagalur, Chikkaballapur, Chitradurga, Dakshina Kannada, Davanagere, Dharwad, Gadag, Gulbarga, Hassan, Haveri, Kodagu, Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Mysore, Raichur, Ramanagara, Shimoga, Tumkur, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Yadgir
  • Floras referred : Rao & Razi, 1981 - Mysore; Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 - Udupi; Manjunath et al., 2003 - Davanagere

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  • C N Laxminarayana 2020-07-27 03:54:17

    This shrub is available in District Science Centre, a Unit of National Council of Science Museums, Govt. of India.
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