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Caesalpinia pulcerrima
Photo take in a jungle path, this beauty is a species of flowering plant in the pea family.Common in this area 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..
Isnative to the tropics and subtropics of the Americas.
Is the most widely cultivated species in the genus Caesalpinia. It is a striking ornamental plant, widely grown in domestic and public gardens and has a beautiful inflorescence in yellow, red and orange.
Spotted on Mar 16, 2013
Submitted on Mar 16, 2013
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