Peacock Flower ( (caesalpinia pulcherrima) | 10 % Beneficiary to shy-fox

Hello everyone! As usual, I am still interested in bringing up another piece of nature. It is a flowering plant that I found near the bee man's house. Perhaps, you guys often see this typical flower or if you are flower lovers, I don't need to tell you much! As I am not a flower man and I have lack information on this and thank the internet, it helps us so much. Let me break out a little info about this beautiful flower which is commonly called peacock flower ( (caesalpinia pulcherrima), a native tropical and subtropical plant.

In Indonesia, this flower is considered a medicinal plant that is used to treat diarrhea. Many claimed this flower effectively work against intestinal worms and cure sores and some other health problems. Caesalpiniais named after the Italian physician, philosopher, and botanist, Andrea Caesalpino, and species epithet 'pulcherrima' means 'most beautiful, referring to the flowers. Peacock flower belongs to the family Fabaceae, in the genus Caesalpinia.

All seeds of Caesalpinia are poisonous. However, the seeds of some species are edible before they reach maturity (e.g. immature seeds of C. pulcherrima) or after treatment (e.g. C. bonduc after roasting).source

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