EPPO Global Database

Caesalpinia sappan(CAESA)

Overview
Code created in: 1996-10-28

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: CAESA
  • Preferred name: Caesalpinia sappan
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

Himalayas, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh. Introduced in India, Malesia, China, Nigeria, Zaïre, East Africa, New Guinea


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Biancaea sappan (Linnaeus) Todaro

Common names
Name Language
bakam English
pattangi English
sappan wood English
ostindischer Sappanholzbaum German
bois de Sappan French
pau-de-Sapan Portuguese