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Pterolobium
Sign in to saveThe genus, Pterolobium (from Gr. πτερόν pterón, meaning "wing", and λόβιον lóbion, meaning "pod" or "capsule", alluding to the winged fruit), consists of 10 species of perennial flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae and tribe Caesalpinieae. They are sometimes called redwings and are native to the tropical to subtropical climes of Africa and Asia, including Indonesia and the Philippines. They are large scrambling or climbing shrubs that grow in riverside thickets, on rocky slopes or at forest margins. They bear colourful samara fruit, and have pairs of thorns below
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 35
- With media
- 31
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Collections
- MU, BRIT, BPBM, UNESP-FCA, B, UTC
- Recorded in
- Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, Malaysia/Malaya, China, Brasil, Brazil, Kenya
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Caesalpinieae
- Image
- Pterolobium hexapetalum, Camp Siege in Talakona forest, AP W IMG 8365.jpg
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- Commons category
- Pterolobium
- taxon name
- Pterolobium
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Pterolobium
- taxon common name
- 老虎刺属
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