WorldFloraDB - Libidibia coriaria

Characteristics

A low, crooked tree. The leaves have leaflets twice divided. There are about 15 leaflets that are 3-5 cm long. The flowers are small and yellow. The pods are 6 cm long by 2 cm wide. They are thick and flattened and become twisted as they get old. Possibly now Caesalpinia coriaria (Jacq.) Willd.

Life form

perennial

Growth form

tree

Growth support

free-standing

Foliage retention

evergreen

Sexuality

hermaphrodite

Pollination

entomogamy

Spread

-

Mature width (meter)

-

Mature height (meter)

7.0 - 8.0

Root system

-

Rooting depth (meter)

1.5

Root diameter (meter)

-

Flower color

Blooming months

Jan	Feb	Mar
Apr	May	Jun
Jul	Aug	Sep
Oct	Nov	Dec

Fruit color

-

Fruiting months

-

Nitrogen fixer

-

Photosynthetic pathway

c3

Environment

Semi-arid, open country. Seasonal and coastal forests. Dry plains and hillsides at elevations of 900 metres or less.

More

It is a tropical plant.

Light
Soil humidity
Soil texture
Soil acidity
Soil nutriment	-
Hardiness (USDA)

Usage

Uses	animal food bee plant dye environmental use fiber food fuel invertebrate food material medicinal ornamental printing inks shade social use tanning timber wood
Edible	-
Therapeutic use	Antipyretics (bark), Fever (bark), Antiperiodic (bark), Abdominal pain (fruit), Astringents (fruit), Contraceptive agents (fruit), Hemorrhage (fruit), Hemorrhoids (fruit), Molluscacides (fruit), General tonic for rejuvenation (fruit), Toothache (fruit), Antiperiodic (fruit), Antifungal agents (leaf), Dentifrices (seed), Malaria (seed), Antiseptic (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Diarrhea (unspecified), Dyspepsia (unspecified), Fever (unspecified), Gangrene (unspecified), Piles (unspecified), Sore (unspecified), Malaria (unspecified), Sedative (unspecified), Dysentery (unspecified), Heart (unspecified), Tonic (unspecified), Colic (unspecified), Abscess (unspecified), Hemorrhoids (unspecified), Freckles (unspecified)
Human toxicity	-
Animal toxicity	-

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.

Mode	seedlings
Germination duration (days)	-
Germination temperacture (C°)	-
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	soaking
Minimum temperature (C°)	1
Optimum temperature (C°)	18 - 30
Size	-
Vigor	-
Productivity	-