Caesalpinia coriaria

Divi-divi, Tanning Powder Tree

Message of the Flower

Intuitive Knowledge

The Mother’s Comment

Innumerable and vast for exploration, it is pure and fragrant.

Spiritual Message by the Mother/ Quotes by Sri Aurobindo

Intuition is always an edge or ray or outleap of a superior light.

Sri Aurobindo, The Life Divine - II: The Ascent towards Supermind

Colour

Cream to greenish-white, reddish-brown

Family

Fabaceae

Cultivars

Not widely available

Person who named the flower

Jacques Julien Houtou de Labillardière

Flower Size

Small

Flower Texture

Smooth

Number of Petals

5

Floral Symmetry

Bilateral

Fragrance of Flower

Lightly fragrant

Leaf Texture

Smooth, slightly glossy

Leaf Arrangement

Bipinnately compound

Leaf Color

Green

Structural Variation (Shrub or Tree)

Small tree

Life Cycle

Perennial

Blooming Period

Late spring to early summer

Climate

Tropical and subtropical

Water Requirements

Drought-tolerant

Soil Type

Well-drained

Temperature Ranges

Warm climates

Sun or Shade

Full sun

Susceptibility to Insects and Diseases

Generally pest-resistant

Pollinators

Bees and other insects

Habitat

Dry, coastal regions

Role in the Ecosystem

Nitrogen fixation, soil improvement

Quotations

Not specifically quoted

Ornamental

Unique appearance and shade

Uses in Other Aspects of Life

Tanning, dyeing

Endangered Status

Not endangered, habitat loss concern

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