General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Plant Height: 12 to 50 feet
Leaves: Semi-evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Flowering Tree
Useful for timber production
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Scarify seeds: Soak in warm water for 12 to 24 hours before sowing
Days to germinate: 10 to 21 days

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Common names
  • Sibipiruna
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Cenostigma pluviosum var. peltophoroides
  • Synonym: Caesalpinia pluviosa var. peltophoroides
  • Synonym: Caesalpinia peltophoroides

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Location: Southwest Florida
Date: January 2013
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: January 2013

photo credit: Mauricio Mercadante
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: January 2013
Comments:
  • Posted by AlohaHoya (Hawaii (near Hilo) - Zone 10b) on Jan 26, 2013 10:45 AM concerning plant:
    This plant is used to treat Ringworm in Fiji - and probably other islands in the South Pacific. I have no idea how it is prepared or used....but I thought that interesting.

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