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Caesalpinia Plum. ex L.

This genus name was first published in Sp. Pl. : 380 (1753)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000005909.

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Synonyms of Caesalpinia

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Poinciana Tourn. ex L. Sp. Pl. : 380 (1753) wfo-4000030612
Radackia Cham. & Endl. Ann. Wiener Mus. Naturgesch. 1: 186 (1836) wfo-4000032448
Campecia Adans. Fam. Pl. 2: 318 (1763) wfo-4000044170
Poincia Neck. Elem. Bot. 2: 449 (1790) wfo-4000044209
Echirospermum Saldanha Config. descr. orgãos fund. 39, 124 (1865) wfo-4100000310

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Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Caesalpinia:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia acinaciformis Mart. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 247 (1840) wfo-0000173963
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia acuminata Glaz. Mém. Soc. Bot. France 3: 157 (1906) wfo-0000578424
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia alternifolia G.Nicholson Ill. Dict. Gard. i. 232 (1884). wfo-0000578425
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia alternifolia W.Bull Nursery Cat. (William Bull) 44: 11 (1869) wfo-0001443627
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia barbon Bertero Mercurio Chileno 13: 598 (1829) wfo-0000173966
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia bonducella (L.) Roxb. Asiatic Researches 11 1810 wfo-0001349908
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia brasiliensis Sw. – — wfo-0000166910
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia burmanica Prain J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 66: 470 (1897) wfo-0000578439
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia cacalaco Humb. & Bonpl. Pl. Aequinoct. [Humboldt & Bonpland] 2(17): 173, t. 137. 1817 [16 Jun 1817] wfo-0000164564
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia claibornensis Herend. & Dilcher Amer. J. Bot. 78(1): 3, f. 1–12, 34 1991 — wfo-0001061717
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia coriaria (Jacq.) Martyn Gard. Dict., ed. 9. 1: [s.p.] 1796 wfo-1200096519
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia crista Thunb. Fl. Jap. (Thunberg) 179. 1784 [Aug 1784] wfo-0000184266
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia cristata Prowazek – — wfo-0000192764
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia ferrea Mart. Reise Bras. (Spix & Mart.) 2: 611. 1828 wfo-0001054427
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia ferrominuta Pancher ex Guillaumin Ann. Mus. Colon. Marseille sér. 2, 9: 59, in syn. 1911 wfo-0001353100
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia fischeri Regel & Körn. Gartenflora 7: 251 (1858) wfo-0000578459
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia flexipetala Ravenna Onira 7: 4 (2002) wfo-0000578461
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia flumen-viridensis Herend. & Dilcher Amer. J. Bot. 78: 8, figs. 1991 FOSSIL wfo-0001061718
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia grandis B.Heyne Numer. List [Wallich] n. 5830. [1831-32] wfo-0001054428
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia juca Glaz. Bull. Soc. Bot. France 53(Mém. 3b): 158, nomen. 1906 wfo-0001050057
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia mexicana var. pubescens Robinson & Greenm. – — wfo-0000166003
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia microphylla Ruiz & Pav. Anales Inst. Bot. Cavanilles 14: 735 (1956) wfo-1200022416
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia paniculata Desf. Tabl. École Bot., ed. 2. 210. 1815 wfo-0000191978
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia parryi Eifert, Correll & Johnston Man. Pl. Texas 797 1970 — wfo-0001060507
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia pinnata var. oblongifolia (Urb.) A.Barreto Collect. Bot. (Barcelona) 24: 24. 1998 wfo-0001391361
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia piramidales Tul. – — wfo-0001062397
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia polyphylla Roxb. Hort. Bengal. 32, nomen. wfo-0001054431
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia porcina Mart. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 247 (1840) wfo-0000173991
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia praecox Ruiz & Pav. ex Hook. Bot. Misc. 3: 208. 1833 wfo-0001050062
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia quinquangulata var. tomentosa Hoehne Revista Mus. Paul. Univ. Sao Paulo 10: 680. 1918 wfo-0001397808
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia sect. Brasilettia DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 2: 481. 1825 [Nov 1825] wfo-1000035656
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia sect. Libidibia DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 2: 483. 1825 [Nov 1825] wfo-1000038173
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia sect. Nugaria DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 2: 481. 1825 [Nov 1825] wfo-1000038171
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia sect. Sappania DC. Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 2: 482. 1825 [Nov 1825] wfo-1000038172
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia smilacea Steud. Nomencl. Bot. , ed. 2, 1: 248 (1840) wfo-0000578508
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia suberosa Lodd. ex Loudon Hort. Brit. [Loudon] 167. 1830 wfo-0000578513
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia ulosperma hort. ex Steud. Nomencl. Bot. [Steudel], ed. 2. 1: 248. 1840 wfo-0001054432
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Caesalpinia wootonii (Britton) Eifert Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25(2): 196. 1975 [12 Nov 1975] wfo-0001049823