Re: Mimosa/Acacia-like shrub identification?

Subject: Re: Mimosa/Acacia-like shrub identification?
From: Tony and Moira Ryan t*@xtra.co.nz
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 20:59:21 +1200

Bob Beer wrote:

Hi there,

There's a shrub I see around gardens in Istanbul that I've been trying to identify. It can get quite tall, to 8 feet or so, is airy-open, with *very* finely divided grayish green leaves. The flowers are not the puffy mimosa type things but rather have entire petals of a bright yellow, and long-protruding deep red stamens. If this isn't enough information for someone to identify it, I can go shoot a picture of it.

Hi Bob
Sounds like Caesalpinia gillesii (Bird-of-Paradise shrub) to me. Common enough on the Kenya coast so I once knew it quite well. The flowers are certainly quite spectacular.

Moira

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Tony & Moira Ryan,
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NEW PICTURES AND DIAGRAMS ADDED 20/Feb/2005

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