[Specimen details]

Caesalpinia sappan
Family Name Fabaceae
Currently Accepted Name Caesalpinia sappan L.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : 25° 36' 32" N 80° 29' 55" W
Description Small tree with conical bole; flowers showy, yellow; wood reported to yield a red dye, and the bark used for tanning.
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes CULTIVATED. P.I. number 99693, M-6185; introduced from Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, India.
Collector W. T. Gillis 11052
Collection Date 29 Jul 1971
Accession Number 285526
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