Caesalpinia coriaria – Plant

Planting and care

Plants do not thrive in Zones 9 to 10 without a period of refrigeration; they need a cold, dormant period. Select a site with soil that drains well. How can you tell? After a good rain, find a spot that is the first to dry out. Water trapped beneath the scales may rot the bulb, so a well-drained site is essential.

Caring for Caesalpinia coriaria

Diligently water your plants. Soak the entire root zone at least twice a week in dry summer weather. Avoid frequent shallow sprinklings, which wont reach the deeper roots and may encourage fungus. Plants do best with 90 inches of rain per year, so unless you live in a rain forest, water regularly.

Typical uses of Caesalpinia coriaria

Special features: Pollinators:Bees
Cultivation Status:Cultivated, Ornamental, Wild
Succeeds with a pH in the range 4.5 – 8.7

Culinary use: Is edible no Culinary uses Nutritional value Edible parts Description of edible parts Flavor / texture

Ornamental use: It is grown as an ornamental in many parts of the tropics and is sometimes still cultivated for its tannins.

Medicinal use: The astringent pods are used as an antiperiodics.
A decoction of the pods is used in the treatment of haemorrhoids, and in an infusion for dressing sores.
The bark or pods are employed dressing wounds
The roots are febrifuge.
They are used in the treatment of abscesses and chronic wounds
The seeds contain 5 – 9% of a fixed oil, about half of which consists of cyclopropenoid fatty acids, which have carcinogenic properties.