Mazhar Botanic Garden

Biancaea decapetala (Roth) O. Deg.

cat's claw Shoofly

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001055
Common name: Cat's claw, Shoofly
English name: Mysore Thorn
Arabic name: سيزالبينيا دكابتلا
Native: New Caledonia, Australia, China, Japan, Indonesia, South Africa
Country: China Japan Korea Malaysia Myanmar Philippines Thailand Vietnam
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen shrub 2-4 m high, stem covered with minute golden hair and thorns straight to hooked leaves bipinnate dark green, paler beneath flower pale yellow, erect  clusters fruit woody pods, flattened, 8 cm long

Ornamental plant. use as a medicine. source of tannins. Hedges. the seeds rich in oil used as a lubricant  and soap.

Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth) Alston

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Texture: Heavy clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Tropical
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Late winter
Zone: 9 : 10
pH range: 6.5

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