red bird of paradise

Common, strikingly beautiful shrub with intense orange and red flowers. Young seeds are edible (remove seed coating before eating) and taste like peas (plant is in pea family). NOTE: Its close relative, Caesalpinia gilliesii (Yellow bird of paradise), is also a common landscape plant and can be distinguished by its yellow flowers with long red stamens. The seeds of that bird of paradise are poisonous and cause severe irritation of the digestive tract! Medicine men use it, but normal people should leave it alone.

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Table 1--Germination (%) of Caesalpinia pulcherrima under different light regimes and temperatures.

Germination and vigor of Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw. seeds under different light and temperature conditions/Germinacao e vigor de sementes de Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw. Sob diferentes condicoes de luz e temperatura

Butterfly pollination of Caesalpinia pulcherrima, with observations on a psychophilous syndrome Journal of Ecology 67:155-168

Fenologia de Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw. en un jardin botanico urbano de Lima, Peru

The total length of flowering period was extended by 2-4 weeks in 2010-11 as compared to 2009 for species like Bauhinia variegata Linn., Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Linn.) Sw., Cassia fistula Linn., Parkinsonia aculeata Linn., Acacia nilotica Delile, Calliandra tweedii Benth., and Prosopis juliflora DC.

Phenology of some phanerogams (trees and shrubs) of Northwestern Punjab, India

This is in addition to the Nerium oleander (Oleander - Tree form), Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Pride of Barbados) and Jatropha pandurifolia (Coral bush).

Cool plants for your garden

[Brassicaceae] Lipaphis pseudobrassicae Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw.

A checklist of the aphids of Honduras (Hemiptera: Aphididae)

15 E Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia pulcherrima Willdex Koltz 5 E Bauhinia forficata Link 18 N Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw.

Evaluation of sustainable use of urban afforestation in Cafeara City, Parana State/Avaliacao do uso sustentavel da arborizacao urbana no Municipio de Cafeara, Parana

Table 1--Emergency and first count of germination speed index (IVE) of Caesalpinia pulcherrima seedlings in a different function substrates.

Substrate in the emergence and initial growth of seedlings of Caesalpinia pulcherrima/Substrato na emergencia e crescimento inicial de plantulas de Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Caesalpinia pulcherrima Sw.--733, 945, 4594, 5104, 5875, 6666, 6955, 10049

Las colecciones de Leguminosas efectuadas por George B. Hinton, depositadas en el herbario de Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

caesalpinia pulcherrima

red bird of paradise