Fabaceae FAMILY

Caesalpinia crista

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Caesalpinia crista is a climbing shrub, with stems up to 15 metres long[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The branches are armed with numerous scattered sharp, recurved prickles, especially on the petiole and rachis of the leaves[ 459 Title The Useful Plants of the Island of Guam Publication Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vol 9 Author Safford W.E. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Smithsonian Institute; Washington. Year 1905 ISBN Description A very comprehensive, if rather dated, guide to the plants of Guam. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use and for the oil obtained from its seed.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - coastal areas of Indian subcontinent, through tropical Asia to Australia, New Caledonia.

HabitatRiver banks, sandy beaches, in and behind the sandy parts of mangroves, on chalk and limestone, generally at low altitudes, rarely up to 350 metres[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].