CAESALPOMOA SAPPAN [BIANCAEA SAPPAN]
Francisco Manuel Blanco [Flora de Filipinas]
Sapan
Local Names - Sibukao, Sibucao (Guam and Philippines)
A thorny shrub or small tree with racemes of showy yellow flowers.
This species was introduced into Guam at least a century ago. It grows readily on the island, and boundary hedges composed of it have spread into thickets in many places. Its heartwood yields a fine red dye, which is extensively used in India, and it is exported from Ceylon. The bark and the root are used for dyeing. It is used medicinally in India. In Guam the natives make little use of it, as it requires considerable labor to separate the heart form the rest of the wood. It could be grown with success on the island, as it spreads there of its own accord and requires little or no attention. Owing to the ease with which it grows and its thick habit of growth, it is used for defining the boundaries of land. The wood takes a fine polish and does not warp or crack.
For more information see Safford's Useful Plants of Guam, 2009 facsimile edition, page 198-199.
Local Names - Sibukao, Sibucao (Guam and Philippines)
A thorny shrub or small tree with racemes of showy yellow flowers.
This species was introduced into Guam at least a century ago. It grows readily on the island, and boundary hedges composed of it have spread into thickets in many places. Its heartwood yields a fine red dye, which is extensively used in India, and it is exported from Ceylon. The bark and the root are used for dyeing. It is used medicinally in India. In Guam the natives make little use of it, as it requires considerable labor to separate the heart form the rest of the wood. It could be grown with success on the island, as it spreads there of its own accord and requires little or no attention. Owing to the ease with which it grows and its thick habit of growth, it is used for defining the boundaries of land. The wood takes a fine polish and does not warp or crack.
For more information see Safford's Useful Plants of Guam, 2009 facsimile edition, page 198-199.