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Peltophorum (peltophorum)

Synonyms: Baryxylum

Wikipedia Abstract

Peltophorum is a genus of 5–15 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae. The genus is native to certain tropical regions across the world. The species are medium-sized to large trees growing up to 15–25 m (rarely 50 m) tall. Blatter and Millard (1937) state: The generic name Peltophorum means "shield-bearing" (from Greek word πελτη [pĕltē] "a small light shield") and refers to the peltate stigma.
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Species

Peltophorum africanum (African Wattle) (Attributes)
Peltophorum brasiliense
Peltophorum dasyrhachis (Attributes)
Peltophorum dubium (Arbol De Artigas) (Attributes)
Peltophorum grande (Attributes)
Peltophorum linnaei (Braziletto)
Peltophorum pterocarpum (peltophorum) (Attributes)
Peltophorum racemosum
Peltophorum venezuelense (Critically Endangered)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0