Botanical Name

Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw. [Fabaceae]

Specimen Type

Herbarium Sheet [Preserved Specimen]

Collector

Peter Thonning

Collection Date-s

1799 – 1803

Collection Location

southern part of the country [Ghana]

Colonial Context

Danish Gold Coast of Africa 1663–1985

Annotations Determinations and Type Specimen Status

IDC microfiche foto: Isert et Thonning nr. 13 III 2

Ownership and Collection Management History

Thonning 60

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

C10003454

C10003454

Copyright Owner

Natural History Museum of Denmark

Copyright License

CC BY 4.0 (images) and CC0 (metadata)