Pods; Reserva Natural da Vale do Rio Doce, Sooretama, Linhares, Espírito Santo, Brazil; 7/2011 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Reserva Natural da Vale do Rio Doce, Sooretama, Linhares, Espírito Santo, Brazil; 7/2011 © Jörn Germer
Bark; Reserva Natural da Vale do Rio Doce, Sooretama, Linhares, Espírito Santo, Brazil; 7/2011 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Reserva Natural da Vale do Rio Doce, Sooretama, Linhares, Espírito Santo, Brazil; 7/2011 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 1757
Date of entry: 03.08.2011
Last update: 11.01.2020
English: Leopard Tree
Kingdom: Plantae (2654)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2567)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2163)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)
Genus: Caesalpinia (6)
Epithet: ferrea C.Mart. (1)
Variety: parvifolia Benth.
ferrea => ‘belonging to iron’, in reference to its very hard and heavy wood
parvifolia => having small leaves
Climate: tropical
Habit: tree
Flower colour: orange, yellow