Caesalpinia cacalaco Humb. & Bonpl.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Caesalpinia

Characteristics

A tree. The leaves have leaflets along the stalk. The stalk is prickly. The flowers are yellow and red in long groups. The fruit are slender pods. The seeds are succulent and edible.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.0
Mature height (meter) 1.5 - 1.8
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a tropical plant. It will grow in desert places. It can grow in arid places.
Light 4-6
Soil humidity 2-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses medicinal shade tannin
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use Toothache (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Images

Caesalpinia cacalaco unspecified picture

Distribution

Caesalpinia cacalaco world distribution map, present in India and Mexico

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:39981-2
WFO ID wfo-0000164564
COL ID 5WT9J
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Caesalpinia cacalaco