Kakabeak

Plants > Legumes & Shrubs

AT A GLANCECommon Name: KakabeakScientific Name: Clianthus puniceusCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Legumes & ShrubsSize: Height 1.5 to 3.0 m (5 to 10 ft); spreading woody shrub width up to 2 m (6.6 ft)Weight: Evergreen woody flowering shrub with weeping...

Blue False Indigo

Plants > Legumes & Wildflowers

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Blue False IndigoScientific Name: Baptisia australisCategory: PlantsSubcategory: Legumes & WildflowersSize: Height 0.9 to 1.5 m (3 to 5 ft); clump spread 1.0 to 1.2 m (3.3 to 4.0 ft)Weight: Robust bushy herbaceous perennial with extensive...

Kentucky Coffeetree

Plants > Fabaceae

AT A GLANCECommon Name: Kentucky CoffeetreeScientific Name: Gymnocladus dioicusCategory: PlantsSubcategory: FabaceaeSize: Height 18 to 25 m (60 to 82 ft); trunk diameter 60 to 90 cm (24 to 36 in)Weight: Heavy, dense hardwood canopy treeLifespan: 100 to 150 yearsDiet:...

Toromiro

Plants > Fabaceae

AT A GLANCECommon Name: ToromiroScientific Name: Sophora toromiroCategory: Plants (Fabaceae)Range: Historically endemic strictly to Easter Island (Rapa Nui) in the South Pacific Ocean; currently Extinct in the Wild and surviving only in botanical gardens across Chile,...

Royal Poinciana

Plants > Broadleaf Trees

OverviewThe Royal Poinciana (Delonix regia), internationally celebrated as the Flamboyant, Flame of the Forest, or Peacock Flower, is a jaw-dropping tropical deciduous tree belonging to the legume family Fabaceae. Endemic strictly to the dry deciduous limestone...