Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw. Main specimen
Fabaceae
{ Nomenclature }

  • Botanical name : Caesalpinia pulcherrima
  • Author :

    Swartz, Olof Peter (1791)

  • Family : Fabaceae
  • English names : Dwarf poinciana, Flower-fence, Paradise flower, Peacock flower, Pride of Barbados, Red bird of paradise
  • Indian names (phonetics) :

    Bengali : Krishnachura, Radhachura
    Hindi : Guletura, Kunish churin, Torai
    Kannada : Kanjage, Ratuagandi
    Malayalam : Settimandaram, Techimandaram
    Marathi : Sankasur
    Sanskrit : Krishnachura, Ratanagandhi, siddhakhya
    Tamil : Mayil konnay, Mayurkonrai
    Telugu : Chinaturayi, Rathnagandhi, Thuraayi

  • Synonyms :

    Caesalpinia pulcherrima var. flava Bailey & Rehder
    Poinciana bijuga Lour.
    Poinciana bijuga Burm. f.
    Poinciana elata Lour.
    Poinciana pulcherrima L.
    (Source : The Plant List, 2015, http://www.theplantlist.org)

  • Etymology :

    - Caesalpinia : For Andrea Caesalpini (1519-1603), Tuscan botanist and physician to Pope Clement VIII.
    - Pulcherrima : Most beautiful, most handsome; superlative of the Latin word "pulcher" meaning handsome, beautiful, fine.