Divi-divi

Taxobox
name = Divi-divi

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image_width = 240px
image_caption = Divi-divi on Aruba
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
subfamilia = Caesalpinioideae
genus = "Caesalpinia"
species = "C. coriaria"
binomial = "Caesalpinia coriaria"
binomial_authority = (Jacq.) Willd.

The Divi-divi ("Caesalpinia coriaria") is a leguminous tree or large shrub native to Aruba, the Antilles, southern Mexico, Central America and northern South America. It grows to 9 m tall, often much less and very contorted in exposed coastal sites. In other environments it grows into a low dome shape with a clear sub canopy space. leaves are bipinnate, with 5-10 pairs of pinnae, each pinna with 15-25 pairs of leaflets; the individual leaflets are 7 mm long and 2 mm broad. The fruit is a twisted pod 5 cm long.

The Divi-divi is one of the more well known species of "Caesalpinia"; it is a symbol of Curaçao and is very popular in Aruba where it is called "watapana". On the islands this tree is never straight because of the trade winds.

External links

* [http://www.tropicamente.it/immagini%20sito/CATALOGO/C/Caesalpinia%20coriaria.jpgPhoto of foliage and pods]