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Caesalpinia decapetala ses-al-PIN-ee-uh -- named for Andreas Caesalpini, Italian botanist dek-uh-PET-uh-luh -- meaning, having ten petals commonly known as: cat's claw, Mauritius thorn, Mysore thorn, thorny poinciana • Afrikaans: kraaldoring • French: bois sappan, liane sappan • Hawaiian: popoki, puakelekino • Hindi: आलय alai, रालन ralan • Kannada: ಕುರುಡು ಗೆಜ್ಜುಗ kurudu gejjuga • Marathi: चिल्हारी chilhari, चिल्लर chillar • Nepalese: arile kanda • Sundanese: secang lembut • Tamil: புலிதடுக்கி puli-tatukki • Telugu: గొడ్డ కోరింద godda korinda • Thai: kamchai • Vietnamese: vu'ot hum Native to: south China, east Asia, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia References:
Flowers of India •
PIER species info •
eFlora •
NPGS / GRIN •
DDSA. Date: 21 December 2008, 13:49. Source:
Caesalpinia decapetala. Author:
Dinesh Valke from Thane, India.