Caesalpinia

See also: caesalpinia

Translingual

Caesalpinia sappan

Caesalpinia crista

Caesalpinia vesicaria

Etymology

Named after Italian botanist Andrea Cesalpino.

Proper noun

Caesalpinia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Fabaceae – nickers, brazilwoods, holdbacks and similar trees and shrubs, found from Peru and Mexico to the Bahamas.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids - clades; Fabales - order; Fabaceae - family; Caesalpinioideae - subfamily; Caesalpinieae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Caesalpinia brasiliensis - type species; Caesalpinia sappan, Caesalpinia coriaria, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Caesalpinia echinata, Caesalpinia crista - selected other species; for other species see Caesalpinia on WikispeciesWikispecies or Caesalpinia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

Caesalpinia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Caesalpinia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Caesalpinia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Caesalpinia at USDA Plants database

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