| Valid name | Caesalpinia |
| Synonym | Cinclidocarpus Zollinger, Nat. Geneesk. Arch. Neerl. Indië 3 (1846) 81. |
| Synonym | Poinciana Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. (1753) 380; Gen. Pl, ed. 5 (1754) 178. |
| Synonym | Caesalpinia Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. (1753) 380; Gen. Pl, ed. 5 (1754) 178 ('Caesalpina'); Hattink, Reinwardtia 9 |
| Synonym | Mezoneuron Desf., Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. Paris 4 (1818) 245; Prain, J. As. Soc Beng.66, ii (1897) 130; Backer & Bakhuizen v |
| Synonym | Guilandina Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. (1753) 381; Gen. Pl., ed. 5 (1754) 179; Miquel, Fl. Ind. Bat. 1, 1 (1855) 113. |