Yellow Poinciana
Peltophorum dubium (Spreng.) Taub.
Names
| English | Yellow Poinciana |
|---|---|
| Dutch | — |
| Spanish | Ibirá pitá |
| Chinese | 南美盾柱木 |
| Scientific name | Peltophorum dubium (Spreng.) Taub. |
About this species
Peltophorum dubium is a tree in the family Fabaceae and subfamily Caesalpinioideae. This species is known as ibirá-pitá in Argentina and Paraguay, árbol de Artigas in Uruguay, and Cambuí in Brazil. It is a large tree, growing around 20–25 meters, with a more or less straight trunk.
Foliage: bright green, and deciduous
Leaves: compound, bipinnate, large. Numerous leaves with a central nervous system.
Flowers: from 2 cm in diameter, arranged in bundles that end in spikes. The bright visible flowers are in corollas. They flower in the summer and at the beginning of autumn.
Fruits: indehiscent{?} legume, flat, leathery, and brown.
Seeds: cylindrical with hard nuts.
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Peltophorum dubium es un árbol de la familia Fabaceae, subfamilia Caesalpinioideae. En Argentina y Paraguay es denominado comúnmente yvyrá-pytá, ibuirá puitá guazú, ibirapitá o yvyra pytã, Uruguay se lo llama árbol de Artigas o ibirapitá, y en Brasil cana-fístula.
Es inerme, de follaje caedizo, fuste más o menos recto, y notable floración estival amarilla. Alcanza un altura de 20 a 40 m.
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Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Fabales |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Genus | Peltophorum |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Nickerie1
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.
