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Mexican Bird of Paradise

Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Description:

It is a shrub growing to 3 m tall. The leaves are bipinnate, 20–40 cm long, bearing 3-10 pairs of pinnae, each with 6-10 pairs of leaflets 15–25 mm long and 10–15 mm broad. The flowers are borne in racemes up to 20 cm long, each flower with five yellow, orange or red petals. The fruit is a pod 6–12 cm long.

Habitat:

A demonstration garden at Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center, Port Aransas, Texas.

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gatorfellows
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gatorfellows

Port Aransas, Texas, USA

Spotted on Jul 23, 2013
Submitted on Jul 29, 2013

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