PLANTS Profile for Caesalpinia major (Hawai'i pearls)

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PLANTS Profile

Caesalpinia major (Medik.) Dandy & Exell
Hawai'i pearls

Symbol:

CAMA21

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub
Vine

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I
PR		N


Other common names:
	yellow nickers

More Information:

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Caesalpinia major (Medik.) Dandy & Exell

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Synonyms:
Caesalpinia major (Medik.) Dandy & Exell

	CAGL22	Caesalpinia globulorum Bakh. f. & P. Royen
	GUOV2	Guilandina ovalifolia (Urb.) Britton

Distribution:
Caesalpinia major (Medik.) Dandy & Exell


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL, HI), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Caesalpinia major (Medik.) Dandy & Exell

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 24 species in Caesalpinia

Classification:
Caesalpinia major (Medik.) Dandy & Exell

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Caesalpinia L. – nicker
Species	Caesalpinia major (Medik.) Dandy & Exell – Hawai'i pearls

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Caesalpinia major (Medik.) Dandy & Exell

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
yellow nicker		Endangered

Introduced Information:
Caesalpinia major (Medik.) Dandy & Exell

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Caesalpinia major (Medik.) Dandy & Exell

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

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Reg. H

UPL,FACU

UPL

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FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Caesalpinia major (Medik.) Dandy & Exell

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26506.

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