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Caesalpinia pulcherrima

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Caesalpinia pulcherrima is a deciduous or evergreen shrub or small tree. Usually without prickles, it can grow up to 5 metres tall. The slender trunk is usually straight and cylindrical and can be free of branches for 100cm or more. It is a multipurpose plant, it is often gathered from the wild for local food and medicinal use.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

An evergreen plant in the tropics, in cooler but frost-free areas it is more likely to become deciduous whislt in areas with occasional frosts it can survive as a perennial plant, dying down to ground level in the cold season but regrowing with the warmer weather.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Photo Gallery

  • 170407 Red Pride of Barbados.jpg
  • 2013, Red Bird of Paradise, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, at the Former Bronco Motorcourt - panoramio (1).jpg
  • 2013, Red Bird of Paradise, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, at the Former Bronco Motorcourt - panoramio.jpg
  • 2013, View W, Van Buren Street, Red Bird of Paradise, Caesalpinia pulcherrima - panoramio.jpg

References

  1. ↑ ["chemistry"]
  2. ↑ ["morphology"]
  3. ↑ Cultivation

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