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Caesalpinia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It includes 10 species which range from southeastern Mexico through Central America to Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, and to Cuba, Hispaniola, and the Bahamas.
The Pau-Brazil (Caesalpinia echinata) is a native species of the Atlantic Forest that has been heavily exploited since the European discovery of Brazil.The tree has almost disappeared due to the devastation of coastal forests, and is officially listed as being threatened with extinction.
C. echinata may refer to: Caesalpinia echinata, the brazilwood, pau-Brasil or pernambuco, a Brazilian timber tree species; Carex echinata, the star sedge or little prickly sedge, a plant species native to North and Central America and parts of Eurasia; Cucumaria echinata, a sea cucumber species found in the Bay of Bengal
Paubrasilia echinata is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is a Brazilian timber tree commonly known as Pernambuco wood or brazilwood [ 6 ] ( Portuguese : pau-de-pernambuco , pau-brasil ; [ 6 ] Tupi : ybyrapytanga [ 7 ] ) and is the national tree of ...
Caesalpinia: bird-of-paradise trees; Caesalpinia echinata: pau ferro; brazilwood; pau-brasil; pau de Pernambuco; Pernambuco tree; Nicaragua wood; ibirapitanga Fabaceae (legume family (peas)) Caesalpinia mexicana: Mexican bird-of-paradise tree Fabaceae (legume family (peas)) Caesalpinia pulcherrima: red bird-of-paradise tree; flowerfence poinciana
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Brazilin is a naturally occurring, homoisoflavonoid, red dye obtained from the wood of Paubrasilia echinata, Biancaea sappan, Caesalpinia violacea, and Haematoxylum brasiletto (also known as Natural Red 24 and CI 75280). [1] Brazilin has been used since at least the Middle Ages to dye fabric, and has been used to make paints and inks as well.
Brazilwood (Caesalpinia echinata) Buckeye, Horse-chestnut (Aesculus) Horse-chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) Ohio buckeye (Aesculus glabra) Yellow buckeye (Aesculus flava) Butternut (Juglans cinerea) California bay laurel (Umbellularia californica) Camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora) Cape chestnut (Calodendrum capense) Catalpa, catawba (Catalpa)