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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 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.
It was previously ascribed to the genus Caesalpinia. [3] Sappanwood is related to brazilwood (Paubrasilia echinata), and was itself called brasilwood in the Middle Ages. [4] Biancaea sappan can be infected by twig dieback (Lasiodiplodia theobromae). [5] This plant has many uses. It has antibacterial and anticoagulant properties.
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
The brazilwood tree (Caesalpinia echinata) has been the national tree of Brazil since 1978. [77] The golden wattle Acacia pycnantha is Australia's national flower. [78] The Hong Kong orchid tree Bauhinia blakeana is the national flower of Hong Kong. [79]
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.
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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