Caesalpinia mimosoides

Caesalpinia mimosoides
Caesalpinia mimosoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Caesalpinia
Species: C. mimosoides
Binomial name
Caesalpinia mimosoides
Lam 1785. Encycl. 1: 462.

Caesalpinia mimosoides is a plant species in the genus Caesalpinia.

Gallic acid can be extracted from the plant.[1] It is a food plant for the caterpillars of Eurema blanda.

References

  1. Antimicrobial gallic acid from Caesalpinia mimosoides Lamk. Anchana Chanwitheesuk, Aphiwat Teerawutgulrag, Jeremy D. Kilburn and Nuansri Rakariyatham, Food Chemistry, Volume 100, Issue 3, 2007, pp. 1044-1048, doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2005.11.008

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