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Caesalpinia

The genus Caesalpinia is in the family Leguminosae in the major group Angiosperms (Flowering plants).

Statistics are at the end of the page.

Species in Caesalpinia

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Caesalpinia acapulcensis Standl. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia acinaciformis Steud. Accepted L ILDIS
Caesalpinia acutifolia J.R.Johnst. Accepted L ILDIS
Caesalpinia anacantha Urb. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia ancashiana Ulibarri Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia andamanica (Prain) Hattink Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia angolensis (Oliv.) Herend. & Zarucchi Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia angulata (Hook. & Arn.) Baill. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia aphylla Phil. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia argentina Burkart Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia bahamensis Lam. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia barahonensis Urb. Accepted L ILDIS
Caesalpinia barbon Bertero Accepted L ILDIS
Caesalpinia barkeriana Urb. & Ekman Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia benthamiana (Baill.) Herend. & Zarucchi Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia bessac Chiov. Accepted L ILDIS
Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia brachycarpa (Benth.) Hattink Accepted M TRO
Caesalpinia bracteosa Tul. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia buchii Urb. Accepted L ILDIS
Caesalpinia cacalaco Humb. & Bonpl. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia caesia Hand.-Mazz. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia caladenia Standl. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia calycina Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia cassioides Willd. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia caudata (A.Gray) Fisher Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia caymanensis Millsp. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia ciliata (Wikstr.) Urb. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia clementis (Britton) León Accepted M TRO
Caesalpinia coccinea G.P.Lewis & J.L.Contr. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia colimensis F.J.Herm. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia coluteifolia Griseb. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia coriaria (Jacq.) Willd. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia coulterioides Griseb.emend.Burkart Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia crista L. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia cucullata Roxb. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia culebrae (Britton & Wilson) Alain Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia dauensis Thulin Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth) Alston Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia delphinensis Du Puy & R.Rabev. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia digyna Rottler Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia domingensis Urb. Accepted L ILDIS
Caesalpinia ebano H.Karst. Accepted L ILDIS
Caesalpinia echinata Lam. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia elata Sw. Accepted L ILDIS
Caesalpinia enneaphylla Roxb. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia epifanioi J.L.Contr. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia erianthera Chiov. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia eriostachys Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia exilifolia Griseb. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia exostemma DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia ferrea C.Mart. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia fimbriata Tul. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia furfuracea (Prain) Hattink Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia gardneriana Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia gaumeri Greenm. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia gilliesii (Hook.) D.Dietr. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia glandulosa DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia glandulosopedicellata R.Wilczek Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia glaucophylla Urb. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia globulorum Bakh.f. & P.Royen Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia godefroyana Kuntze Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia granadillo Pittier Accepted L ILDIS
Caesalpinia hildebrandtii (Vatke) Baill. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia hintonii Sandwith Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia hispida D.Dietr. Accepted L ILDIS
Caesalpinia homblei R.Wilczek Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia hughesii G.P.Lewis Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia hymenocarpa (Prain) Hattink Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia insolita (Harms) Brenan & J.B.Gillett Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia intermedia Urb. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia jayabo M.Gomez Accepted L ILDIS
Caesalpinia kauaiensis H.Mann Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia latisiliqua (Cav.) Hattink Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia laxa Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia laxiflora Tul. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia leiostachya (Benth.) Ducke Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia lucida Urb. Accepted L ILDIS
Caesalpinia macvaughii J.L.Contr. & G.P.Lewis Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia madagascariensis (R.Vig.) Senesse Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia magnifoliolata F.P.Metcalf Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia marginata Tul. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia melanadenia (Rose) Standl. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia merxmuelleriana A.Schreib. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia mexicana A.Gray Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia microphylla G.Don Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia millettii Hook. & Arn. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia mimosifolia Griseb. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia mimosoides Lam. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia minax Hance Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia mindorensis (Merr.) Hattink Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia modesta Arechav. Accepted L ILDIS
Caesalpinia mollis (Kunth) Spreng. Accepted L ILDIS
Caesalpinia monensis Britton Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia mucronata Willd. Accepted L ILDIS
Caesalpinia murifructa Gillis & Proctor Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia myabensis Britton Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia nelsonii (Britton & Rose) J.L.Contr. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia nhatrangensis (Gagnep.) J.E.Vidal Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia nicaraguensis G.P.Lewis Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia nipensis Urb. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia oligophylla Harms Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia oppositifolia Hattink Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia ortegae Standl. Accepted L ILDIS
Caesalpinia paipai Ruiz & Pav. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia palmeri S.Watson Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia pannosa Brandegee Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia paraguariensis (Parodi) Burkart Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia parryi Eifert, Correll & Johnston Accepted M TRO
Caesalpinia parviflora Prain Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia pauciflora (Griseb.) C.Wright Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia pearsoni L.Bolus Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia pellucida Vogel Accepted L ILDIS
Caesalpinia phyllanthoides Standl. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia pilosa Benth. Accepted L ILDIS
Caesalpinia pinnata (Griseb.) C.Wright Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia placida Brandegee Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia platyloba S.Watson Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia pluviosa DC. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia porcina Steud. Accepted L ILDIS
Caesalpinia portoricensis (Britton & P.Wilson) Alain Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia pringlei (Britton & Rose) Standl. Accepted L ILDIS
Caesalpinia pubescens (Desf.) Hattink Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia pumila (Britton & Rose) F.J.Herm. Accepted L ILDIS
Caesalpinia pumilio Griseb. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia punctata Willd. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia pyramidalis Tul. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia rhombifolia J.E.Vidal Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia robinsoniana (Britton & Rose) G.P.Lewis Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia robusta (C.T.White) Pedley Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia rosei Urb. Accepted L ILDIS
Caesalpinia rostrata N.E.Br. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia rubicunda (Vogel) Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia rubra (Engl.) Brenan Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia sappan L. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia savannarum (Britton & P. Wilson in Britton & Rose) León Accepted M TRO
Caesalpinia sclerocarpa Standl. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia scortechinii (F.Muell.) Hattink Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia secundiflora Urb. Accepted L ILDIS
Caesalpinia sessilifolia S.Watson Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia sinensis (Hemsl.) J.E.Vidal Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia sphaerosperma Urb. & Ekman Accepted L ILDIS
Caesalpinia spinosa (Molina) Kuntze Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia spokanensis (Knowlton) Herendeen & Dilcher Accepted M TRO
Caesalpinia standleyi (Britton & Rose) Standl. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia stipularis Benth. Accepted L ILDIS
Caesalpinia stuckertii Hassl. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia subtropica Pedley Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia sumatrana Roxb. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia tortuosa Roxb. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia trichocarpa Griseb. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia trothae Harms Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia urophylla (Donn.Sm.) Standl. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia velutina (Britton & Rose) Standl. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia vernalis Benth. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia vesicaria L. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia violacea (Mill.) Standl. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia volkensii Harms Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia welwitschiana (Oliv.) Brenan Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia wootonii (Britton) Eifert Accepted M TRO
Caesalpinia wrightiana Urb. Accepted H ILDIS
Caesalpinia yucatanensis Greenm. Accepted H ILDIS

Statistics

The Plant List includes 381 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus Caesalpinia. Of these 163 are accepted species names.

The Plant List includes a further 46 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus Caesalpinia. We do not intend The Plant List to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. These are primarily included because names of species rank are synonyms of accepted infraspecific names.

Species names

The status of the 381 species names for the genus Caesalpinia recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
◕ Accepted 163 42.8%
◕ Synonym 159 41.7%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 59 15.5%

All names

The status of the 427 names (including infraspecific names) for the genus Caesalpinia recorded in The Plant List, are as follows:

Status Total
◕ Accepted 174 40.7%
◕ Synonym 188 44.0%
◕ Unplaced 0 0%
◕ Unassessed 65 15.2%

A further 5 name records indicate where names have been misapplied.

The confidence with which the status of the 381 species names recorded in The Plant List for the genus Caesalpinia, are assigned as follows:

Confidence level Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Total
High confidence 131 137 0 0 268 70.3%
Medium confidence 6 21 0 0 27 7.1%
Low confidence 26 1 0 59 86 22.6%

The source of the species name record found in The Plant List for the genus Caesalpinia, are as follows:

Source of record Accepted Synonym Unplaced Unassessed Misapplied Total
ILDIS 157 138 0 0 5 300 78.7%
Tropicos 6 21 0 12 0 39 10.2%
WCSP (in review) 0 0 0 47 0 47 12.3%