Caesalpinia violacea

Botanical Description

Caesalpinia violacea is an unarmed, much-branched tree usually growing 5 - 15 metres tall but with some specimens up to 25 metres[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ , 356 Title The Useful and Ornamental Plants of Trinidad and Tobago. Publication Author Williams. R. O. & Williams. R. O. Jnr. Publisher Self Published in Trinidad and Tobago. Year 1951 ISBN Description Terse details of a wide range of plants both native and introduced to Trinidad and Tobago. Gives a brief description of the plant and some of its local uses. , 426 Title Flowering Plants of Jamaica Publication Author Adams. C.D. Publisher University of the West Indies; Jamaica. Year 1972 ISBN Description A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc. ]. The bole can be more than a metre in diameter[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ , 356 Title The Useful and Ornamental Plants of Trinidad and Tobago. Publication Author Williams. R. O. & Williams. R. O. Jnr. Publisher Self Published in Trinidad and Tobago. Year 1951 ISBN Description Terse details of a wide range of plants both native and introduced to Trinidad and Tobago. Gives a brief description of the plant and some of its local uses. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood, which is used as a timber and also to make a red dye[ 331 Title Flora of Guatemala Publication Author Standley P.C. & J. A. Steyermark Website http://www.archive.org/ Publisher Year 1946 - 1976 ISBN Description A superb reference, though somewhat dated. Gives lots of plant uses as well as information on plant habit and habitat. The entire flora (13 volumes) can now be downloaded from http://www.archive.org/ , 356 Title The Useful and Ornamental Plants of Trinidad and Tobago. Publication Author Williams. R. O. & Williams. R. O. Jnr. Publisher Self Published in Trinidad and Tobago. Year 1951 ISBN Description Terse details of a wide range of plants both native and introduced to Trinidad and Tobago. Gives a brief description of the plant and some of its local uses. ]. The tree is cultivated as a timber crop and is sometimes grown as an ornamental[ 426 Title Flowering Plants of Jamaica Publication Author Adams. C.D. Publisher University of the West Indies; Jamaica. Year 1972 ISBN Description A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc. ].