Erythrostemon gilliesii is a bush in the bean family. This is commonly known as bird of paradise , but it is not related to the genus of the heavenly bird Strelitzia . Its height reaches 1-4 m, depending on rainfall. Bipinnate leaves, 10-15Ã, long, cm, 3-10 pairs of pinnae pads, each with 6-10 pairs of long leaves 5-6 mm wide and 2-4 mm. The flowers are divided into racemes up to 20 cm, each flower with five yellow petals with 10 long striking red stamens. The pods are tightly closed, red gland hair.
It is an ornamental plant that is strikingly native to tropical America, especially Argentina and Uruguay. It is naturalized in Texas, and is quite common throughout the southwestern United States, where it is known as the bird of paradise bush , heaven desert paradise , yellow bird of paradise , and barba de chivo .
Although it is a tropical plant that adapts to dry climates, it also thrives in the climate of Avsa and its neighboring islands south of the Marmara Sea in northwestern Turkey, where it is known as Pa? Ab? Y ??? (Pasabiyigi), My Cennet? ua? air conditioning? (Cennetkusu agaci), which in Turkish means "tree of birds of paradise," and bodurakasya , which means "dwarf acacia". This species is also quite common in South African Karoo.
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Medical use
Indigenous human medicines derived from the Amazon Rainforest use this plant and the similar Caesalpinia pulcherrima , which they call ayoowiri , to cure fever, wounds, and cough. Four grams of root are also said to induce abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy. However, seeds and green seed pods of this plant are toxic, provoking severe vomiting and other stomach symptoms.
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References
- California Weed and Other Western Countries, Vol. 1, University of California, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Publication 3488, ISBNÃ, 978-1-879906-69-3, ISBNÃ, 1-879906-69-4
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plant Profile
- Photo gallery
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