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Peltophorum

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Peltophorum

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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, including northern South America, central and southern Africa, Indochina, southeastern China, Malesia, New Guinea, and northern Australia. The species are medium-sized to large trees growing up to 15–25 m tall, rarely 50 m.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderFabales
  5. FamilyFabaceae
Native toAngola, Argentina Northeast, Bahamas, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
Observations recorded19,764

General: the genus in the Peltophorum group of tribe Caesalpinieae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
254
With media
173
Family
Fabaceae
Collections
CAS, VT, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), MEL, CM, USP-IB
Recorded in
Mexico, Dominica, Venezuela, Malaysia, Laos, China, Brasil, French Polynesia
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Image
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taxon rank
genus
taxon name
Peltophorum
Commons category
Peltophorum
topic's main category
Category:Peltophorum
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=9007
taxon common name
双翼豆属
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Encyclopedic overview

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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, including northern South America, central and southern Africa, Indochina, southeastern China, Malesia, New Guinea, and northern Australia. The species are medium-sized to large trees growing up to 15–25 m tall, rarely 50 m.

== Etymology == Peltophorum literally means "shield-bearing": from Greek (, "peltē shield"), with the interfix , -phor(os) ("bearing") and Neo-Latin suffix .

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