Botanical name:
Caesalpinia pulcherrima Sw. Leguminosae. Peacock Flower. Pride Of Barbados.
Cosmopolitan tropics. The green seeds are eaten raw and have the taste of peas.
Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World, 1919, was edited by U. P. Hedrick.
Henriette's Herbal Homepage
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Henriette's herbal is one of the oldest and largest herbal medicine sites on the net. It's been online since 1995, and is run by Henriette Kress, a herbalist in Helsinki, Finland.