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Caesalpinia pulcherrima

(L.) Sw. (1791)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Fabales Family: Fabaceae Genus: Caesalpinia

bird of paradise, dwarf poinciana, ʻohai ali‘i [ohai alii], pride of barbados

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Uses and Culture

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Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation
Maui Only found in cultivation

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Observ. Bot.: 166 (1791)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus; map # 52 on map of campus trees and plants Preserved_Specimen Armed shrub. Flowers red-orange with yellow margins. Herbst, D.R. 607 Oahu BISH 1967-09-20
2 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Kaneohe Scattered on sandy slope, 35% grade. Preserved_Specimen Red flower. Kinikini, T.V. 64 Oahu BISH 1967-05-13
3 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Laie; Kam Highway near Kaaawa. Windward Oahu In volcanic soil. Preserved_Specimen Buchanan, H. 573 Oahu BISH 1961-08-28
4 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Honolulu; Bishop Estate Nursery, Kalihi Valley Preserved_Specimen Flowers red and yellow. Judd Jr., A.F. 123 Oahu BISH 1928-09-25
5 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Haleiwa; Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen Tree 10', spindly, armed. Lvs bipinnate; 12-18 leaflets on each pinna, 10-16 pinnae per stem. Flws light yellow-creme. Orr, D. 51 Oahu BISH 1996-05-01
6 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Kalihi Valley; Bishop Estate Nursery Preserved_Specimen Erect spiny bush ca. 3 m tall; flw yellow; fruit green to brown pod. Judd Jr., A.F. 122 Oahu BISH 1928-09-25
7 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Haleiwa; Waimea Arboretum. Provenance: ex hort., Oahu, via Horace Clay Preserved_Specimen Spiny shrub; flws rose-pink. Orr, D. 83655 Oahu BISH 1994-06-27
8 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Kalihi, Bishop Museum, in front of Pauahi Bldg. Preserved_Specimen Spreading tree 8 ft tall, flowers rose pink with yellow margins, scentless Imada, C. 2017.001 Oahu BISH 2017-05-10
9 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Haleiwa; Waimea Arboretum Preserved_Specimen Sparsely shiny shrub; flws rose-pink. Orr, D. 8017 Oahu BISH 1994-06-27
10 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Haleiwa; Waimea Arboretum & Botanical Garden Preserved_Specimen Tree 10', spindly, armed. Lvs bipinnate; 12-18 leaflets on each pinna, 10-16 pinnae per stem. Flws light yellow-creme. Orr, D. 51 Oahu BISH 1996-05-01
11 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Haleiwa; Waimea Arboretum. Provenance: Papua New Guinea, via Keith Woolliams, from Univ. PNG campus Preserved_Specimen Spiny shrub 8-10' tall; flws pure yellow. Orr, D. 751708 Oahu BISH 1994-06-27
12 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Haleiwa; Waimea Arboretum. Provenance: ex hort., garden on island of Hawaii, via Shirley Gerum Preserved_Specimen Spiny shrub; flws pure yellow. Orr, D. 811237 Oahu BISH 1994-06-27
13 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Honolulu; University of Hawaii campus, by Gilmore Hall Preserved_Specimen Woolford, H.A. 299 Oahu BISH 1956-01-23
14 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Haleiwa; Waimea Arboretum. Provenance: ex hort., Oahu, via Horace Clay Preserved_Specimen Spiny shrub; flws rose-pink. Orr, D. 83655 Oahu BISH 1994-06-27
15 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Haleiwa; Waimea Arboretum. Provenance: Papua New Guinea, via Keith Woolliams, from Univ. PNG campus Preserved_Specimen Spiny shrub 8-10' tall; flws pure yellow. Orr, D. 751708 Oahu BISH 1994-06-27
16 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Flowers yellow. Woolford, H.A. Oahu BISH 1949-08-25
17 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Honolulu; St. Louis College Preserved_Specimen Many heavy thorns on stems; smaller ones on leaf rachis. Young, G. Oahu BISH 1930-08-19
18 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Honolulu; 42 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Showing fasciation. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1943-11-07
19 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Honolulu; 42 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen One leaf (fasciated). Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1946-07-16
20 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Yellow flower. Pukui, M.K. Oahu BISH 1931-01-01
21 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Honolulu; 42 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Showing fasciation. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1943-11-07
22 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Medicinal herbs. Pukui, M.K. Oahu BISH 1931-01-01
23 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Waimea Arboretum, Malesia area Preserved_Specimen Tree to 3.5 m; flowers yellow Annable, C.R. 3700 Oahu BISH 1997-09-02
24 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Honolulu; Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. 620322001 Oahu BISH 1962-03-22
25 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Haleiwa; Waimea Arboretum. Provenance: Papua New Guinea, via Keith Woolliams, from Univ. PNG campus Preserved_Specimen Spiny shrub 8-10' tall; flws red-pink. Orr, D. 751710 Oahu BISH 1994-06-27
26 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Haleiwa; Waimea Arboretum. Provenance: ex hort., E. Hedemann, Jr., Tantalus Dr., Honolulu, private garden Preserved_Specimen The typical form with red-orange petals edged in yellow. Shrub has few spines (e.g., between leaflets). Orr, D. 74852 Oahu BISH 1994-06-27
27 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Honolulu, Bishop Museum campus, in front of Pauahi Bld Preserved_Specimen Tree, ca. 12 ft ht. Kennedy, B. 106 Oahu BISH 2020-09-18
28 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Honolulu; Bishop Estate Nursery, Kalihi Valley Preserved_Specimen Judd Jr., A.F. 175 Oahu BISH 1929-04-18
29 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Haleiwa; Waimea Arboretum. Provenance: Papua New Guinea, via Keith Woolliams, from Univ. PNG campus Preserved_Specimen Spiny shrub 8-10' tall; flws red-pink. Orr, D. 751710 Oahu BISH 1994-06-27
30 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 2566 Oahu BISH 1910-01-01
31 Caesalpinia pulcherrima W Maui, Lahaina District, Alaeloa Growing in driveway crack. Preserved_Specimen Oppenheimer, H.L. 60325 Maui BISH 2003-06-28
32 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Kailua; 313 Kuukama Street Preserved_Specimen Hughes, E. Oahu BISH 1985-10-10
33 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Honolulu; Board of Agriculture & Forestry grounds Preserved_Specimen Weber, P.W. Oahu BISH 1945-05-01
34 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Honolulu; 42 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1952-08-11
35 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Honolulu; St. Louis College Preserved_Specimen Young, G. Oahu BISH 1930-08-19
36 Caesalpinia pulcherrima unknown Preserved_Specimen Mann, H. 204 BISH 1864-01-01
37 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Honolulu Preserved_Specimen Rock, J.F.C. 2564 Oahu BISH 1910-01-01
38 Caesalpinia pulcherrima unknown Preserved_Specimen BISH
39 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Honolulu: Manoa Valley; University of Hawaii Manoa Campus, University High School Growing in full sun. Preserved_Specimen Tree 2 m tall; sepals mandarin red; young petals mandarin red except for canary edges; petals turn uniformly scarlet with age. Lau, J. 1379 Oahu BISH 1985-09-02
40 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Kapaa, Wailua Houselots, EggerKing Rd Escaping out of lot onto roadside; growing with Schinus, Leucaena, Canavalia cathartica, Ixora coccinea f. coccinea Preserved_Specimen Shrub 8ft tall; flowers yellow, long stamens; leaves dark green above, lighter green below Tangalin, N. 1324 Kauai BISH 2007-05-30
41 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Honolulu; Ferdinand Avenue In garden; persisting after cultivation. Preserved_Specimen Degener, O. 7277 Oahu BISH 1931-04-25
42 Caesalpinia pulcherrima Kaimuki; 4130 Kaimuki Avenue; in corner of yard by 22nd Av In loamy soil. Preserved_Specimen Ornamental; cluster of orange flowers. Ayakawa, G.T. 67 Oahu BISH 1967-05-14
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