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Caesalpinia myabensis

Scientific Name: Caesalpinia myabensis

Family: Fabaceae

Category: Dicot

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Caesalpinia myabensis

Caesalpinia myabensis is the accepted scientific name for this plant, described in 1920 by Nathaniel Lord Britton.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Scientific Name: Caesalpinia myabensis Britton
  • Family: Fabaceae (also referred to as Leguminosae)
  • Rank: Species
  • Synonyms:
    • Caesalpinia clementis (Britton) Leon
    • Poincianella clementis Britton (other combinations)

Distribution and Habitat

This species is found in the Caribbean.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Described as a shrub approximately 1.3 meters in height.
  • Features slender, gray branches.
  • Young twigs are densely short-pubescent.
  • Leaves are bipinnate.

Cultivation

  • Requires full sun exposure (at least a few hours of direct sunlight daily).
  • Fertilization is recommended at planting or every 2-3 years in late winter or early autumn.

Further Information

  • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Tropicos - Nomenclatural and Specimen Database of the Missouri Botanical Garden
  • Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera checklist