It has become invasive in several countries where it was introduced. The leaves are twice pinnate, and the flowers are five. That being said, i just prune off the tip of the thorns so that i dont get scratched and the trees still retain the beauty that the thorns add. Caesalpinia decapetala noun the noun caesalpinia decapetala has 1 sense 1. It was also written about in ancient chinese herbal medicine books that claimed that the flowers contain occult powers and that they allowed one to see spirits but make one idiotic if consumed in excess. It has pinnate leaves with terminal spikes of bright yellow flowers. Very showy, large yellow flowers carried well above branches in winter. Download fulltext pdf download fulltext pdf caesalpinia decapetala extracts as inhibitors of lipid oxidation in beef patties article pdf available in molecules 208. A scandent or scrambling shrub, branches hairy with hooked or straight prickles. There are numerous straight to hooked thorns on the stems which help the plant to attach to other vegetation for support.
Stems a densely clothed with short brownish pubescence or puberulence when young, rarely sparsely clothed or subglabrous, armed with scattered a straight spreading prickles 18 mm long. Information index for selected alien plants in hawaii 20 october 2003. Arreteboeuf in french bois sappan in french canieroc in language. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female. The plant list includes 381 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus caesalpinia. Cassie in english cats claw, mysore thorn in language. The wood of caesalpinia sappan is the wooddye that is known to have been used at a large, international scale throughout world history. Optimizing conditions for gallic acid extraction from caesalpinia decapetala wood. In vietnam it is used as traditional medicine as an antiinflammatory and immunomodulatory. Over 215 caesalpinia pulcherrima pictures to choose from, with no signup needed. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Catsclaw, popoki, waitabit, mysore thorn, puakelekino caesalpinia decapetala roth alston syn. This page was last edited on 6 september 2019, at 17.
Mexican native grows slowly to 20 feet tall and wide, with thorny branches and bright green foliage, coarser than that of caesalpinia pulcherrima. Leaflets pilose, ferruginous hairy, or pubescent on both surfaces. Caesalpinia decapetala roth alston is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus caesalpinia family leguminosae. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Caesalpinia decapetala roth alston is a medicinal plant. Caesalpinia decapetala mysore thorn, shoofly pfaf plant database.
The leaves are twice pinnate, and the flowers are fiveparted and in racemes or panicles. Pdf antimicrobial evaluation of caesalpinia decapetala. Caesalpinia chinensis roxb caesalpinia kwangtungensis merr caesalpinia laevigata perr caesalpinia nuga l. General information about caesalpinia decapetala caese india. The species is hermaphrodite has both male and female organs and is pollinated by insects. Biancaea decapetala commonly known as shoofly, mauritius or mysore thorn or the cats claw is a tropical tree species originating in india. Caesalpinia a genus of plants of the family caesalpiniaceae. The record derives from ildis data supplied on 20100714 which reports it as an accepted name record 934.
Stipules asymmetrically ovate, acuminate, wavymargined, 420 mm. Caesalpinia in kew science plants of the world online. Caesalpinia decapetala mysore thorn, shoofly pfaf plant. Caesalpinia decapetala is a woody vine with sharp thorns and yellow flowers that forms impenetrable. Mexican caesalpinia this is a large semievergreen to evergreen shrub or small tree to about twelve feet tall. Mysore thorn caesalpinia decapetala is regarded as an environmental weed in new south wales and queensland, and is particularly troublesome in the wetter parts of southeastern queensland and northeastern new south wales. Espesye sa sitaw nga una nga gihulagway ni albrecht wilhelm roth, ug nga gihatagan sa eksakto nga ngalan ni arthur hugh garfit alston ang caesalpinia decapetala. Branches, rachis of leaves, and inflorescence with recurved prickles and pubescent. In china, yunshih has been used as a medicine to treat many different ailments. The current study targets the chemical constituents of caesalpinia decapetala roth alston and investigates the bioactivities of the isolated compounds. The present work is an attempt to assess the in vitro antimicrobial activity of the. In vitro free radical scavenging activity of gallic acid isolated from caesalpinia decapetala wood. The plant list includes a further 46 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus caesalpinia.
Ang caesalpinia decapetala sakop sa kahenera nga caesalpinia sa kabanay nga fabaceae. Phytochemical and pharmacological characteristics joao l. Cats claw caesalpinia decapetala is a shrub 612 ft. Caesalpinia article about caesalpinia by the free dictionary. Caesalpinia echinata tropical tree with prickly trunk. Cultivated as an ornamental throughout the old world tropics and frequently naturalized. Caesalpinia is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, fabaceae. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Pdf biological and phytochemical studies on the leaves. Caesalpinia decapetala used as a noun is very rare. Stems when young densely clothed with short brownish pubescence or puberulence, rarely sparsely clothed or subglabrous, also armed with scattered usually straight spreading prickles up to 810 mm. Hundreds of tonnes were exported annually to the islamic and mediterranean worlds and europe from the middle ages onwards. Its leaves have numerous leaflets, and it bears yellow flowers in clusters.
Biological and phytochemical studies on the leaves of caesalpinia decapetala roth. Caesalpinia decapetala roth alston is a climbing shrub that belongs to genus caesalpinia of the fabaceae family. Effect of leaves of caesalpinia decapetala on oxidative. In china, the fungus phyllactinia caesalpiniae yu, also known as phyllactinia corylea pers karst. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Various studies have been conducted on caesalpinia decapetala c. Caesalpinia decapetala noun the noun caesalpinia decapetala has 1 sense. Biancaea decapetala is a robust, deciduous shrub or tree, often with a scrambling or climbing habit. Caesalpinia echinata synonyms, caesalpinia echinata pronunciation, caesalpinia echinata translation, english dictionary definition of caesalpinia echinata. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. It is still used for dyeing textiles, but only on a smaller.
For centuries this plant has been rumored to possess magical properties. Caesalpinia cacalaco pdf caesalpinia cacalaco cascalote, mexican bushbird is a more recent addition to the desert landscape palette. Fabaceae in south africa agricultural research council. It is an extremely aggressive climbing plant that smothers native vegetation and makes walking though infested areas. There are more than 100 species, distributed in the tropics and subtropics of both hemispheres.
Caesalpinia species, curly paela caesalpinia platyloba. Caesalpinia decapetala is a versatile plant whose fruits and barks contain tannins, seeds can be used for oil production and rhizome and fruits exhibit heatclearing, damp nesseliminating and insectkilling activities which can be employed to treat dysentery, malaria, diabetes and pediatric infantile malnutrition. This tree is also sold under the name, palo colorado. Caesalpinia decapetala plants of hawaii starr environmental. Download caesalpinia pulcherrima images and photos. Caesalpinia decapetala a new cassane diterpenoid from the. Caesalpinia pulcherrima stock photos and images 215. This is an excerpt from weeds of hawaiis pastures and natural areas. Hawaiian ecosystems at risk project, biological resources division, haleakala field station. Caesalpinia decapetala caeseoverview eppo global database.
On mar 9, 2011, minime8484 from chandler, az zone 9b wrote. It is characterized by sulphur flowers that appear in fall and winter, curved, roselike thorns along the stems, semievergreen and hardy to 25 degrees. Pdf chemical constituents of caesalpinia decapetala. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Pagka karon wala pay siak nga nalista ubos niini niya. The free radical scavenging potential was evaluated by dpph1. Historically, membership within the genus has been highly variable, with different publications including anywhere from 70 to 165 species, depending largely on the inclusion or exclusion of species alternately listed under genera such as hoffmannseggia.
Pdf caesalpinia decapetala extracts as inhibitors of lipid. Caesalpinia species, cascalote caesalpinia cacalaco by palmbob jun 21, 2004 11. Fourteen known compounds were isolated using column chromatography, and structural identification was performed by physical and spectral analyses. Mysore thorn caesalpinia decapetala originates from tropical and eastern asia but is now a serious weed in many. It remained a major source of red dye up to the end of the 19 th century. It grows well in sun or part shade, in a welldrained site. Chemical constituents of caesalpinia decapetala roth alston. An caesalpinia decapetala in uska species han magnoliopsida nga syahan ginhulagway ni albrecht wilhelm roth, ngan ginhatag han pagkayana nga asya nga ngaran ni arthur hugh garfit alston.
Caesalpinia decapetala information from ctahr motooka et al. Caesalpinia decapetala occurs on bushy hillsides, uplands, and along streams in temperate and tropical regions hao et al. Genista scandens lour guilandina bonduc minus dc guilandina crista small. A new cassane diterpenoid from the seeds of caesalpinia decapetala, journal. Roxb caesalpinia paniculata desf caesalpinia scandens roth. An caesalpinia decapetala in nahilalakip ha genus nga caesalpinia, ngan familia nga fabaceae. Reichardia decapetala roth reichardia decapetala wight homonyms caesalpinia decapetala roth alston common names arreteboeuf in language. The genus caesalpinia contains cassane diterpeniod in it. Information about caesalpinia decapetala from weeds of hawaiis pastures and natural areas. The university of minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. The biological activities of the compounds were also evaluated by 34,5dimethythiazol2yl2. Chemical constituents from the stems of caesalpinia decapetala. Images of caesalpinia decapetala cats claw, wait a bit, mysore thorn, pua kelekino plants of hawaii, by forest and kim starr.
Climbing or straggling bushy shrub up to 8 m high, often forming dense impeneatrable thickets. It has become invasive in several countries where it was introduced intentionally. Pdf caesalpinia decapetala extracts as inhibitors of. Note that the common name cats claw is also applied to other, unrelated species. Caesalpinia cacalaco archives ramblings from a desert garden. The plants are trees, shrubs, or, less commonly, lianas. Timely repeat applications 39 months of triclopyr ester at 1. Five arthropod species are known to damage cats claw 2223. Caesalpinia decapetala is a deciduous shrub growing to 3 m 9ft 10in.