Mazhar Botanic Garden

Schizolobium parahyba (Vell.) S.F.Blake

Brazilian fern tree

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000099
Common name: Brazilian fern tree
English name: Brazilian fern tree
Arabic name: شيزولوبيم
Native: S. America, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru
Country: Bolivia Brazil Peru
(PGR): Cultivated plant

Deciduous tree with straight trunk, that can grow as fast as 3 m per year, to reach up to 18-21 m or more in natural habitat leaves double compound, leaflets opposite, elliptical flowers yellow in dense spikes fruit a legume, leathery, dark brown, 10-15 cm long

A very ornamental tree, especially when in bloom, but unsuitable for landscaping because it has brittle branches. it is now used for toys, boxes, shoe heels, the inner layers of laminated wood, and paper.

Caesalpinia parahyba  (Vell) Allemao

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Texture: Clay Loam
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Tropical
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seed, stem cutting
Flowering time: Late spring
Zone: 10 : 12
pH range: 6.1-7.8
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental Boxes Paper Wood
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Deciduous tree
pH: Alkaline

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