Scientific Name :
Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw
Synonym :
Poinciana pulcherrima L.
Poinciana elata Lour.
Common Name : Peacock flower, Krishna- charan, Shankasur
Plant Family : Fabaceae – Caesalpinaceae
Habit : Shrub
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : January to December
Flower Colour : Red and yellow
Description : Height: Upto 6 m
Stem: Brown and rough
Leaves: Bipinnate, 8 to 12 pairs of leaflets
Flowers: Showy and attractive, sepals petaloid, petals clawed, pedicels long, filaments long, carpel one
Inflorescence: Raceme long
Fruits: Pods flat
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : HN, TL
Distribution Range : SE. Mexico to Central America.
Uses : Useful in treatment of diarrhoea, cholera, jaundice and fever
