Peltophorum
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 tall, rarely 50 m.[2][3]
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Etymology
Peltophorum literally means "shield-bearing": from Greek pelt(ē) (πέλτη, "peltē shield"), with the interfix -o-, -phor(os) ("bearing") and New Latin suffix -um.
It is a reference to the peltate (shield-like) form of the plant's stigma.[4]
Species
The following species are accepted by The Plant List:[5]
- Peltophorum acutifolium (J.R.Johnston) J.R.Johnston
- Peltophorum adnatum Griseb.
- Peltophorum africanum Sond.
- Peltophorum dasyrrhachis (Miq.) Kurz
- Peltophorum dubium (Spreng.) Taub.
- Peltophorum grande Prain
- Peltophorum linnaei Griseb.
- Peltophorum pterocarpum (DC.) K.Heyne
- Peltophorum racemosum Merr.
- Peltophorum venezuelense L.Cardenas et al.
References
- The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3.
- Germplasm Resources Information Network: Peltophorum Archived 2008-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
- Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
- Blatter, Ethelbert; Millard, Walter Samuel (1977) [1937]. Some beautiful Indian Trees (2 ed.). Mumbai: Bombay natural History Society. pp. 109–111.
The generic name Peltophorum means "shield-bearing" (from the ancient Greek word πέλτη [pĕltē] "a small light shield") and refers to the peltate stigma.
- "Peltophorum". The Plant List. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
External links
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Data related to Peltophorum at Wikispecies
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