Botanical Name

Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw. [Fabaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collector

Paul E. Isert

Collection Date-s

1785

Collection Location

Whydah [Benin: Ouidah]

Colonial Context

Danish Gold Coast of Africa 1663–1880

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 13 III 1

Common Names

fleur de paradis [French]; Red Bird of Paradise; Dwarf Poinciana; Flower Fence; Barbados Pride [English]

Historical Cultural and Traditional Knowledge

[Hepper (1976) p. 33:] "It flowers the whole year through. Is cultivated in Danish establishments on account of its beautiful flowers."; cf. also Schiebinger (2007) pp. 107-113.

Source

Herbarium C NHMD

NHMD Herbarium C Catalogue Number

C10003453

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY-NC 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)