Pau Brasil
March 16, 2008 | Endangered Trees
Pau Brasil - (Caesalpinia Echinata)
Family - Leguminosae
Origin - Brasil
Flowers -September - December
Common Names - Pernambuco, Brasilwood, Pau Brasil, Brasileto, Orabutá, Pau Pernambuco, and Pau Rosada.
Caesalpinia echinata..is commonly known in Brasil as Pau Brasil or Brasilwood. This species belongs to the same kind of Sibipiruna (Caesalpinia peltophoroides) and Pau Ferro (Caesalpinia ferrea) trees commonly planted in the sidewalks of Brasil. These species are also native to the Atlantic Forest of Brasil. Read the rest of this entry »
