Caesalpinioideae

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Caesalpinioideae - alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae subfamily Caesalpinioideae rosid dicot family - a family of dicotyledonous plants Fabaceae, family Fabaceae, family Leguminosae, legume family, Leguminosae, pea family - a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae Caesalpinia, genus Caesalpinia - small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana Acrocarpus, genus Acrocarpus - small genus of trees of Indonesia and Malaysia Bauhinia, genus Bauhinia - mountain ebony, orchid tree Brachystegia, genus Brachystegia - small genus of tropical African timber trees having pale golden heartwood uniformly striped with dark brown or black: genus Cassia, Cassia - some genus Cassia species often classified as members of the genus Senna or genus Chamaecrista Ceratonia, genus Ceratonia - carobs Cercidium, genus Cercidium - spiny shrubs or small trees sometimes placed in genus Parkinsonia: paloverde Chamaecrista, genus Chamaecrista - genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having sensitive leaves and suddenly dehiscing pods; some species placed in genus Cassia Delonix, genus Delonix - evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India genus Gleditsia, Gleditsia - deciduous trees: honey locusts genus Gymnocladus, Gymnocladus - small genus of deciduous trees of China and United States having paniculate flowers and thick pulpy pods genus Haematoxylon, genus Haematoxylum, Haematoxylon, Haematoxylum - small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees genus Parkinsonia, Parkinsonia - small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees genus Petteria, Petteria - one species: Dalmatian laburnum genus Senna - genus of shrubs and trees and herbs many of which are often classified as members of the genus Cassia