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family Fabaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Caesalpinia gaumeri Greenm.
Tree
with deeply fluted, often perforated, trunk; bark forming small
rectilinear plates; leaves alternate, twice-pinnately compound;
leaflets smooth (not hairy); inflorescence a raceme of yellow
flowers; flowers bilaterally symmetrical; uppermost central petal
with orange spots; stamens well exserted; legume fruits flat.
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Listed as an important source of pollen and/or nectar for bees
(Souza Novello 1981, Suarez Molina
1981).
Tree
with deeply fluted, often perforated, trunk; bark forming small
rectilinear plates; leaves alternate, twice-pinnately compound;
leaflets smooth (not hairy); inflorescence a raceme of yellow
flowers; flowers bilaterally symmetrical; uppermost central petal
with orange spots; stamens well exserted; legume fruits flat.
