Caesalpinia pulcherrima  (L.) Sw.

Pride of Barbados, Poinciana, Peacock Flower, Red Bird of Paradise, Mexican Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana
Plants > Angiosperms > Fabaceae > ​​​Caesalpinia pulcherrima

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Fabales
Family: ​​Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Caesalpinia
Species: pulcherrima

  • Common names: Pride of Barbados, Poinciana, Peacock Flower, Red Bird of Paradise, Mexican Bird of Paradise, Dwarf Poinciana
  • Thai names: ขวางยอย khwang yoi (Nakhon Ratchasima), จำพอ cham pho (Northern), ซมพอ som pho (Northern), ซำพอ sam pho (Northern), นกยูงไทย nok yung thai (Central), พญาไม้ผุ phaya mai phu (Northern), ส้มผ่อ som pho (Northern), ส้มพอ som pho (Northern), หนวดแมว nuat maeo (Mae Hong Son), หางนกยูงไทย hang nok yung thai (Central)
  • Chinese namnes: 金凤花 jin feng hua
  • Distribution: Native to South America; cultivated throughout the tropics.
  • Image locations: Chonburi, Mae Hong Son (Pai), Nakhon Si Thammarat
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
Images of Caesalpinia pulcherrima from Thailand.
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Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Nakhon Si Thammarat
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Caesalpinia pulcherrima Chonburi December
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Caesalpinia pulcherrima ssp. flava Chonburi
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Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Pai, Mae Hong Son, August 2017
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Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Pai, Mae Hong Son, August 2017
References: 
The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF
Flora of China