Peltophorum

Contains 2 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Peltophorum (Vogel)Benth.
FABACEAE
PELTOPHORUM
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Classification
FABALES
Peltophorum
Citation
PELTOPHORUM (Vogel) Bentham, J. Bot. (Hooker) 2: 75. 1840, nom. cons. vs. Baryxylum Loureiro 1790.
BASIONYM: Caesalpinia Linnaeus, sect. Peltophorum Vogel, Linnaea 11: 406. 1837.
TYPE: Peltophorum vogelianum Bentham, nom. illegit. (Caesalpinia dubia Sprengel; Peltophorum dubium (Sprengel) Taubert)
Distribution Map Present

This species have been reported in the counties highlighted.

Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Peltophorum dubium HORSEBUSH Not Native
Peltophorum pterocarpum YELLOW POINCIANA Not Native FAC (NWPL)
Identification Key
1.  Leaflets 0.5-1 cm long, usually acute-mucronate at the tip; corolla 2-3.5 cm wide; style 1.5-4 mm long; fruit 1-2 cm wide
P. dubium
1.  Leaflets 1-2 cm long, usually obtuse to emarginate at the tip; corolla 3-4 cm wide; style 2.5-9.5 mm long; fruit 1.7-3.4 cm wide
P. pterocarpum
Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
Baryxylum Baryxylum Loureiro, Fl. Cochinch. 266. 1790, nom. rej. vs. Peltophorum (Vogel) Bentham 1840. TYPE: Baryxylum rufum Loureiro