Common name
English: Spiny holdback
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2625)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2528)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2137)
Order: Fabales (241)
Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)
Genus: Caesalpinia (6)
Epithet: spinosa (Molina) Kuntze (7)
Synonyms: Caesalpinia pectinata Cav., Caesalpinia tara Ruiz & Pav., Caesalpinia tinctoria DC., Coulteria tinctoria (Molina) Kunth, Poinciana spinosa Molina, Tara spinosa (Molina) Britton & Rose
spinosa => having spines or thorns
tinctoria => used for dyeing
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habit: tree, arborescent
Flower colour: yellow