pride of barbados


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Noun1.pride of barbados - tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowerspride of barbados - tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
Caesalpinia pulcherrima, flamboyant tree, paradise flower, Poinciana pulcherrima
Caesalpinia, genus Caesalpinia - small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana
flowering shrub - shrub noted primarily for its flowers
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They are Nerium oleander (Oleander) and its dwarf forms, Thevetia peruviana (Yellow oleander), Atriplex halimus Mediterranean saltbush), Atriplex canescens (Four-wing saltbush), Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Dwarf Poinciana or Pride of Barbados) and Tecoma stans (Yellow trumpet bush).
This is in addition to the Nerium oleander (Oleander - Tree form), Caesalpinia pulcherrima (Pride of Barbados) and Jatropha pandurifolia (Coral bush).
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