863 — Number of the plant
at the book: The Mother. The Spiritual Significance of Flowers.- 1-st Ed. / Sri Aurobindo Ashram Trust, Pondicherry (India).- Singapore: Ho Printing, 2000.- ISBN 81-7058-609-7
Classification
► Division Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
► Class Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
► Subclass Rosidae
► Order Fabales
► Family Fabaceae [= Leguminosae] - Pea family
► Family (Alt) Caesalpiniaceae
► Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
► Tribe Caesalpinieae
► Genus Haematoxylum L. - Haematoxylum
Synonyms
Common names
Bloodwood tree (English)
Bloodwoodtree (English)
Campeachy (English)
Campeachy wood (English)
Campeche (English)
Campeche wood (English)
Campechewood (English)
Campechier (English)
Campechy wood (English)
Logwood (English)
Logwood casha (English)
Palo campeche (English)
Palo de tinta (English)
Palo negro (English)
Spiny tree (English)
Tinta (English)
Description
Small fragrant light yellow star-shaped flowers with numerous soft exserted stamens; borne in dense racemes along the branches. A shrub or small tree with irregularly arranged branches and with occasional spines.
