Common name
English: Red Bird Of Paradise
German: Pfauenstrauch
Mandarin: 金凤花 (jin feng hua)
Portuguese: Flamboyant-mirim, Flor-de-pavão
English: Red Bird Of Paradise
German: Pfauenstrauch
Mandarin: 金凤花 (jin feng hua)
Portuguese: Flamboyant-mirim, Flor-de-pavão
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)
Genus: Caesalpinia (6)
Epithet: pulcherrima (L.) Sw. (2)
Synonyms: Caesalpinia hispida (G.Don) D.Dietr., Caesalpinia pulcherrima (F.T.Hubb. & Rehder) H.St.John, Poinciana alata Burm.f., Poinciana bijuga Burm.f., Poinciana elata L., Poinciana hispida G.Don, Poinciana pulcherrima L., Poinciana pulchra Salisb., Radackia amicorum Cham. & Endl.
alata => winged, with wings
elata => exalted, tall, lofty, stately
hispida => with stiff hairs or bristles
pulcherrima => most beautiful
pulchra => beautiful
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: shrub
Flower colour: red, orange, yellow
Check for Caesalpinia pulcherrima at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI