Caesalpinia coriaria (lat.) - a species of woody plants of the genus Cesalpinia of the subfamily Cesalpinia of the legume family. It grows mainly on the island of Aruba .
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| Caesalpinia coriaria ( Jacq. ) Willd. |
Botanical description
Caesalpinia coriaria is a small tree or tall shrub that grows to the side due to the constant wind.
Leaves up to 15 cm.
Flowers are collected in panicles up to 5 cm long. Five petals of yellow color. The stamens are pubescent at the bottom. Flowering from September to October.
The fruit is a bob of a reddish-brown color up to 7.5 cm long and up to 1.2 cm wide [1] .
Economic value and application
The outer shell of the fruit contains tannins , vegetable tannins [2] . Until the 1950s, tannic acid from the fruit was exported to Holland to tanneries [3] .
The tree is a symbol of Aruba; The winners of the Aruba Film Festival are presented with a small image of this noble metal plant [4] .
Notes
- Ali SI Ali: Caesalpiniaceae in der Flora of Pakistan : Caesalpinia coriaria - Online.
- β Divi-Divi // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : 86 tons (82 tons and 4 extra). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- β Reisekurzbericht ΓΌber Aruba und den Divi-Divi-BΓ€umen
- β Preisverleihung des Aruba-Filmfestival