Peltophorum

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Peltophorum
Peltophorum pterocarpum

Peltophorum pterocarpum

Systematics
Eurosiden I
Order : Fabales (Fabales)
Family : Legumes (Fabaceae)
Subfamily : Carob family (Caesalpinioideae)
Tribe : Caesalpinieae
Genre : Peltophorum
Scientific name
Peltophorum
( Bird ) Benth.

Peltophorum is a genus of plants within the legume family (Fabaceae). No German name has apparently been used for the genus so far. For the two species Peltophorum africanum from Africa and Peltophorum pterocarpum from Southeast Asia to Northern Australia, the common German names "Gelber Flammenbaum" are used.

description

Inflorescences and leaves of Peltophorum africanum .

The Peltophorum species grow as stately trees. The leaves are bipinnate with many relatively small pinnate leaves . The stipules fall off early.

The flowers are in terminal, racemose or paniculate inflorescences . The bracts are shed early. The hermaphrodite flowers are five-fold with a double flower envelope . The five sepals are somewhat unequal. The five petals are somewhat unequal. There are ten free stamens with hairy stamens at the base. The flat and elongated legumes each contain one to four flat seeds.

distribution

The distribution of the genus Peltophorum ranges from the tropical to subtropical areas of America , Africa and Southeast Asia to northern Australia .

Peltophorum dubium

Systematics

Depending on the author, there are 8 to 15 Peltophorum species. Here is a selection of species:

  • Peltophorum acutifolium (JRJohnst.) JRJohnst. : Syn .: Caesalpinia acutifolia J.R. Johnst. and Peltophorum suringarii Urb.
  • Peltophorum africanum Sond. : Syn .: Baryxylum africanum (Sond.) Pierre
  • Peltophorum dasyrhachis (Miq.) Short : Syn .: Baryxylum dasyrhachis (Miq.) Pierre and Caesalpinia dasyrhachis Miq.
  • Peltophorum dubium (Spreng.) Taub. : Syn .: Baryxylum dubium (Spreng.) Pierre , Caesalpinia dubia Spreng. and Peltophorum vogelianum Benth.
  • Peltophorum pterocarpum (DC.) Backer ex K. Heyne : Syn .: Baryxylum inerme (Roxb.) Pierre , Caesalpinia ferruginea Decne. , Caesalpinia inermis Roxb. , Inga pterocarpa DC. , Peltophorum ferrugineum (Decne.) Benth. and Peltophorum inerme (Roxb.) Náves ex Fern.-Vill. , nom. inval.

The following species is currently no longer assigned to this genus:

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Robert Zander : Zander. Concise dictionary of plant names. Edited by Walter Erhardt , Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold . 17th edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 2002, ISBN 3-8001-3573-6 .
  2. ↑ Entry at GRIN = Taxonomy for Plants

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