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Biancaea decapetala (Liane croc chien; Mauritius thorn; Mysore thorn; Shoofly; Wait-a-bit; cats claw; Cassie; Sappan; Cat's Claw; Liane Sappan; Sappan Lian)

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Language: Afrikaans; French; Zulu

Wikipedia Abstract

Caesalpinia 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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Invasive Species

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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-Low
Flower Type [2]  Hermaphrodite
Leaf Type [2]  Deciduous
Lifespan [3]  Perennial
Pollinators [2]  Insects, Lepidoptera
Structure [2]  Shrub
Usage [2]  The bark is a rich source of tannin; Plants are often grown as field boundaries in Nepal; An excellent hedge plant; However, due to its doubtful hardiness it is not a good candidate for this use in Britain. Wood - moderately hard;
Height [2]  9.84 feet (3 m)
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Norfolk Island National Park II 1723 Australian external territories, Australia  

Predators

External References

USDA Plant Profile

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Citations

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♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Plants For A Future licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License
♦ 3USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
♦ 4del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
♦ 5Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
♦ 6Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0