Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Red bird of paradise)

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Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw.

Red bird of paradise, pride-of-Barbados

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Magnoliopsida	Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
Subclass	Rosidae	Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order	Fabales	Legumes (pea and bean families)
Family	Fabaceae	Legume family (peas and beans)
Genus	Caesalpinia	Named after Andrea Cesalpino (1519-1603) of Italy
Species	pulcherrima	Most pretty or prettiest

About plant names...

The red bird-of-paradise varies from a shrub or small tree to an gangling 20' (6.1 m) tree, depending upon climate. Believed to be native to the West Indies and tropical America, it has escaped cultivation and become naturalized in tropical regions throughout the world.

Identification: Like its cousin the yellow bird-of-paradise, red bird-of-paradise has crinkly five-petaled flowers with long thin bright red stamens. Flowers of the red variety are brilliant orange and red. Leaves are bipinnate, fernlike in appearance.