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Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wall. ex Hook.) D.Dietr.
Family Fabaceae
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Common name: Bird-of-Paradise Shrub

Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wall. ex Hook.) D.Dietr. APNI*

Synonyms: Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wall. ex Hook.) Benth. APNI*

Description: Straggling shrub 3–5 m high, glandular-pubescent, prickles absent.

Leaves 10–25 cm long; pinnae 7–14 pairs, 10–30 cm long; pinnules 7–11 pairs, mostly elliptic to oblong, 4–10 mm long, 1–3 mm wide, apex obtuse, ± glabrous; petiole 10–30 mm long; stipules ovate, to 5 mm long, persistent.

Racemes terminal, to 15 cm long; pedicels 15–35 mm long. Sepals shorter than petals, glandular-pubescent. Petals 20–25 mm long, yellow. Stamens 7–12 cm long; filaments scarlet.

Pod oblong, flat, 6–10 cm long, 10–20 mm wide, more or less pubescent, dehiscent; seeds 4–8, ovate.


Flowering: summer and autumn.

Distribution and occurrence: Cultivated as an ornamental, occasionally naturalized. Native of S America.
NSW subdivisions: *CC, *NWP, *NFWP
Other Australian states: *Qld *N.T. *W.A. *S.A.
AVH map***

Text by B. Wiecek & S. McCune
Taxon concept: A.S. George (1998)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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