PEA FAMILY
Caesalpinia gilliesii(WATTLE, GUMTREE)
(Cennet çiçeği) (Akazie)
Leguminosae (Fabeceae)
Small trees or shrubs. Stem up to 3 m. Leaves alternate, bipinnate;
leaflets elliptic, 10 - paired. Inflorescence a terminal raceme. Sepals broadly ovate. Petals free, yellow, up to 2-5 cm. Stamens 6-7 cm, red, long-exserted. Fruit a several-seeded, black glanded legume, yellowish, up to 10 cm. Fl. July-August. Cultivated as an omemental free.
Native of S. America.
