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|name= Mauritius thorn |
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|image = Starr_011205-0119_Caesalpinia_decapetala.jpg |
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|authority = ([[Albrecht Wilhelm Roth|Roth]]) [[Otto Degener|O. Deg.]] 1936 |
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae |
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|synonyms = * ''Caesalpinia decapetala'' <small>(Roth) [[Arthur Hugh Garfit Alston|Alston]]</small> |
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] |
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] |
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| ordo = [[Fabales]] |
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| familia = [[Fabaceae]] |
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| subfamilia = [[Caesalpinioideae]] |
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| genus = ''[[Caesalpinia]]'' |
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| binomial = ''Caesalpinia decapetala'' |
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| binomial_authority = (Roth) Alston |
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[[File:Caesalpinia decapetala MHNT.BOT.2009.13.14.jpg|thumb|Seed pods and seeds]] |
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'''''Biancaea decapetala''''', commonly known as '''shoofly''', '''Mauritius''' or '''Mysore thorn''' or the '''cat's claw''', is a tropical tree species originating in [[India]]. |
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==Introduced range== |
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| ⚫ | ''B. decapetala'' has been introduced to [[Fiji]], [[French Polynesia]], [[Hawai‘i]], [[New Caledonia]], [[Norfolk Island]], [[Australia]], [[China]], [[Japan]], [[Korea]], [[Indonesia]], [[Malaysia]], [[Philippines]], [[Thailand]], [[Vietnam]], [[Mauritius]], [[Réunion]], [[Rodrigues]], [[Kenya]] and [[South Africa]]. It has become a seriously problematic invasive species in many locations.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}} |
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==Description== |
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The medium-sized [[seed]]s may be dispersed by rodents and granivorous birds and running water. Trailing branches root where they touch the ground. |
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| ⚫ | ''B. decapetala'' is as a robust, thorny, [[evergreen]] shrub {{convert|2–4|m|ft|abbr=on}} high or climber up to {{convert|10|m|abbr=on}} or higher; often forming dense thickets; the [[Plant stem|stem]]s are covered with minute golden hair; the stem [[Spine (botany)|thorn]]s are straight to hooked, numerous, and not in regular rows or confined to nodes. The leaves are dark green, paler beneath, not glossy, up to {{convert|300|mm|abbr=on}} long; leaflets up to {{convert|8|mm|abbr=on}} wide. The flowers are pale yellow, in elongated, erect clusters {{convert|100–400|mm|abbr=on|sigfig=2}} long. Fruit are brown, woody pods, flattened, unsegmented, smooth, sharply beaked at apex, about {{convert|80|mm|abbr=on}} long.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}} |
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==Habit and reproduction== |
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In Hawai‘i, where ''B. decapetala'' has the local name '''''pōpoki''''', it forms impenetrable brambles, climbs high up trees, closes off pastures to animals and impedes forest pathways.<ref>{{ cite web |url=http://www.hear.org/species/caesalpinia_decapetala/ |title=HEAR description of ''Caesalpinia decapetala''}}</ref> Trailing branches root where they touch the ground. The medium-sized [[seed]]s may be dispersed by rodents and [[Seed predation|granivorous]] birds and running water.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}} |
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==References== |
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* Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG). [http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=510&fr=1&sts=sss |
* Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG). [http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=510&fr=1&sts=sss ''Biancaea decapetala''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203739/http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=510&fr=1&sts=sss |date=2016-03-03 }} |
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==External links== |
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{{Commons category}} |
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[[category:Invasive species]] |
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* [http://www.eol.org/pages/703564 EOL] |
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* {{AfricanPlants|Caesalpinia decapetala}} |
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{{Taxonbar|from1=Q65931777|from2=Q2720939}} |
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[[Category:Flora of temperate Asia]] |
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Latest revision as of 21:56, 10 April 2024
| Mauritius thorn | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Genus: | Biancaea |
| Species: | B. decapetala
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| Binomial name | |
| Biancaea decapetala | |
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Biancaea decapetala, commonly known as shoofly, Mauritius or Mysore thorn or the cat's claw, is a tropical tree species originating in India.
Introduced range[edit]
B. decapetala has been introduced to Fiji, French Polynesia, Hawai‘i, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Australia, China, Japan, Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Mauritius, Réunion, Rodrigues, Kenya and South Africa. It has become a seriously problematic invasive species in many locations.[citation needed]
Description[edit]
B. decapetala is as a robust, thorny, evergreen shrub 2–4 m (6.6–13.1 ft) high or climber up to 10 m (33 ft) or higher; often forming dense thickets; the stems are covered with minute golden hair; the stem thorns are straight to hooked, numerous, and not in regular rows or confined to nodes. The leaves are dark green, paler beneath, not glossy, up to 300 mm (12 in) long; leaflets up to 8 mm (0.31 in) wide. The flowers are pale yellow, in elongated, erect clusters 100–400 mm (3.9–16 in) long. Fruit are brown, woody pods, flattened, unsegmented, smooth, sharply beaked at apex, about 80 mm (3.1 in) long.[citation needed]
Habit and reproduction[edit]
In Hawai‘i, where B. decapetala has the local name pōpoki, it forms impenetrable brambles, climbs high up trees, closes off pastures to animals and impedes forest pathways.[1] Trailing branches root where they touch the ground. The medium-sized seeds may be dispersed by rodents and granivorous birds and running water.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG). Biancaea decapetala Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
External links[edit]
- EOL
- Dressler, S.; Schmidt, M. & Zizka, G. (2014). "Caesalpinia decapetala". African plants – a Photo Guide. Frankfurt/Main: Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg.