[Investigation on the fruit output and ecological environment of Caesalpinia in China].
OBJECTIVE
To estimate the fruit output of Caesalpinia in China and understand its ecological environment.


METHODS
On-the-spot investigation in the producing area.


RESULTS
The output of 8 species of Caesalpinia was estimated and their ecological environment was described.


CONCLUSIONS
The natural resources of Chinese Caesalpinia, especially C. decapetala and C. minax, are rich, and thus worth exploring and developing.
Hu
J
J
Guizhou Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Guiyang 550002.
He
S
S
Cheng
L
L
Lu
J
J
Ye
S
S
D029911:Caesalpinia / Q000145:classification; D002681:China; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D004463:Ecology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000145:classification