| Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth) Alston |
| FABACEAE |
| Mauritius thorn, mysore thorn, thorny poinciana, shoofly, wait a while |
| lugagane |
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Highly Invasive, Major problem species |
| Origin: India, Sri Lanka |
| Growth Form: Climber |
| Plant Description: Plant: Robust, thorny, evergreen shrub 2–4 m high or climber up to 10 m or higher; often forming dense thickets; stems minutely golden-hairy; stem thorns ± straight to hooked, numerous, not in regular rows or confined to nodes.
Leaves: Dark green, paler beneath, not glossy, up to 300 mm long; leaflets up to 8 mm wide.
Flowers: Pale yellow, in elongated, erect clusters 100–400 mm long, May–November.
Fruit: Brown, woody pods, flattened, unsegmented, smooth, sharply beaked at apex, ± 80 mm long. |
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More information:
Weeds & Invasive Plants Home Page
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Photo - pods
K Braun, Swaziland's Alien Plants Database
Photo - plant
Rob Mackenzie, Swaziland's Alien Plants Database
Photo - flowers/leaves
Rob Mackenzie, Swaziland's Alien Plants Database
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| KEY |
 Confirmed (herbarium specimen) |
 Visual record |
 Suspected |
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