Caesalpinia coriaria (Jacq.) Willd. (Syn: Caesalpinia thomaea Spreng.; Libidibia coriaria (Jacq.) Schltdl.; Poinciana coriaria Jacq.);

ses-al-PIN-ee-uh -- named for Andreas Caesalpini, Italian botanist ... Dave's Botanary
koh-ree-AY-ree-uh -- Latin corium (leather) and refers to some species that are used in tanning ... Dave's Botanary

commonly known as: American sumac, cascalote, divi divi • Gujarati: લીણી લીબી lini libi • Kannada: ಡಿವಿಡಿವಿ dividivi, ಸೀಮೆ ಅಲ್ಡೆಕಾಯಿ seeme aldekayi, ವಿಲಾಯತೀ ಅಲ್ಡೆಕಾಯಿ ಮರ vilayati aldekayi mara • Malayalam: ഡിവി ഡിവി divi divi • Marathi: दिवी दिवी divi divi, लिबी डिबी libi dibi • Odia: ଡିବିଡିବି dibi-dibi • Tamil: கோணவேல் kona-vel, திவிதிவி tivi-tivi • Telugu: దివిదివితుమ్మ dividivithumma • Tulu: ದಿವಿದಿವಿ dividivi • Urdu: سماق summaq

Native to: Mexico, Caribbean, tropical South America; widely cultivated in tropics  

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Species Id - DKV 121010 - 1 - efloraofindia | Google Groups : 5 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (5)
Mhow Dist Indore Madhya Pradesh

I saw this tree in the compound of an old British era bungalow. My friend whose parents live there tells me that this is a Japanese tree
planted by a British Army officer in the pre-independence era. I request a species id from our members.

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Caesalpinia coriaria, or Dividivi.

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Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae (Caesalpiniaceae) :: Caesalpinia coriaria at VJBU: Caesalpinia coriaria (Jacq.) Willd.

ses-al-PIN-ee-uh -- named for Andreas Caesalpini, Italian botanist
koh-ree-AY-ree-uh -- Latin corium (leather) and refers to some species that are used in tanning   

Aug 1, 2010 ... at Veermata Jeejabai Bhosale Udyan, Mumbai
commonly known as: American sumac, divi divi
Native to: Mexico, Caribbean, tropical South America; widely cultivated in tropics

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Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae (Caesalpiniaceae) :: Caesalpinia coriaria- in Mumbai:  Seen this tree at "Veer Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai".
Bot. name: Caesalpinia coriaria
Family: Caesalpiniaceae
Common Name: Divi-divi.

Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae (Caesalpiniaceae) :: Caesalpinia coriaria (Jacq.) Willd. @ VJBU, Mumbai: Posting some additional views of Caesalpinia coriaria from Jijamata Udyan, Mumbai.

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A great set of pictures ...

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...Certain images are of sub-optimal quality but given the paucity of images of this species decided to post them

Pl. find the attached file contain photo for id. request.Definitely Acacia but sp. yet to confirmed.

There is no photo of its flower.

Location: NBNP, Anaikatti, Coimbatore

Date: 08.12.2011

Habit: Tree

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It looks like 'divi-divi', Caesalpinia coriaria.

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Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae (Caesalpiniaceae) - Bangalore - Caesalpinia coriaria - Divi Divi Tree:
http://www.flowersofindia.in/catalog/slides/Divi%20Divi.html
Divi-divi is a leguminous tree or large shrub native to the Caribbean, Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.

It grows up to 30 ft tall, often much less. Its shape is very contorted in its native exposed coastal sites. In other environments it grows into a low dome shape with a clear sub canopy space. Leaves are double-compound, with 5-10 pairs of side-stalks, each with 15-25 pairs of leaflets. The individual leaflets are 7 mm long and 2 mm broad. Divi-Divi flowers during the warm weather, but the flowers are not very showy. They are yellow in color. The fruit is a twisted pod 5 cm long.

Divi-divi is the national tree of Curaçao and is very popular in Aruba where it is also called "watapana". On these islands this tree is never straight because of the coastal winds.

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Caesalpinia coriara - 201214 - RK - 3 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3)

DiviDivi - Lalbagh, Bangalore - 14/09/2014

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Observed this Caesalpinia coriaria flowering for last fortnight on Vetal Tekdi.
Doesn't appear to be native. Most probably planted during the British era.

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lovely post ... good fotographs

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TSPNOV2015-42: Images of Caesalpinia coriaria (Fabaceae) : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)

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