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Caesalpinia pulcherrima beans -- edible?

 
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I found a tree in The Amazon jungle goe that is producing pods all The time. Do anybody know The name of The plant, are The seeds edible?


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I think that is a Caesalpinia pulcherrima, commonly called a peacock flower, red bird of paradise, Mexican bird of paradise, dwarf poinciana, pride of Barbados, flos pavonis, and flamboyant-de-jardin.

All the seeds are poisonous.

Wikipedia has some information on other use.

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this tree is not uncommon for urban plantings here in Brazil. Along with the seeds not being edible, it has a latex-type sap that can be a skin irritant, so definitely be careful with this one.
Like the names of any plant here, it has a gazillion names but two are hysterical- cockroach wing and cockroach beard.
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