Caesalpinia Gilliesii

Caesalpinia gilliesii
Bird of Paradise Bush, Paradise Poinciana ...

Caesalpinia gilliesii
Yellow bird of Paradise
Fabaceae Family
Compiled by the Master Gardeners
of the University of Arizona Pima County Cooperative Extension.

Caesalpinia gilliesii. YELLOW BIRD OF PARADISE. Caribbean
LEGUMINOSAE or FABACEAE (Pea family) ...

Caesalpinia gilliesii
Trees and Shrubs, Plants of Home and Garden ...

bird-of-paradise shrub Caesalpinia gilliesii
birds-foot trefoil Lotus corniculatus
bishopweed; bischofia; Javawood; toog Bischofia javanica
bitter herb; centaury Centaurium erythraea
bittersweet nightshade; climbing nightshade Solanum dulcamara ...

Sapantrad [Swiss]: Caesalpinia gilliesii
Sapatinho-Do-Diabo [Portuguese]: Tropaeolum pentaphyllum
Sapele [English]: Entandrophragma cylindricum
Sapele-Mahogany [English]: Entandrophragma cylindricum ...

Caesalpinia gilliesii (Bird of Paradise Bush, Desert Bird of Paradise)
Caesalpinia mexicana (Mexican Bird of Paradise)
Caesalpinia platyloba (Curly Paela)
Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Red Bird of Paradise, Pride of Barbados) ...

dwarf poinciana (Caesalpinia gilliesii) is non-prickly shrub with twice-compound (i.e. bi-pinnate) leaves bearing numerous (12-15) pairs of branchlets.

Caesalpinia gilliesii (Wallich ex Hook.) D.Dietr. - Bird of Paradise
Caesalpinia hildebrandtii (Vatke) Baill.
Caesalpinia jamesii (Torr & Gray) - James' holdback
Caesalpinia kavaiensis H.Mann - Uhiuhi (Hawaii) ...

YELLOW BIRD OF PARADISE
Caesalpinia gilliesii
General Notes
Seeds and pods are toxic. Evergreen in mild winters. Attracts hummingbirds. SelecTree lists no cultivars of gilliesii.

Bird of Paradise Bush ( Caesalpinia gilliesii )
Bird of Paradise Tulip ( Tulipa )
Birds Foot Ivy ( Hedera helix ) ...

See also: Alpinia, Caesalpinia, Bird of paradise, Caesalpinia Pulcherrima, Green