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Peltophorum pterocarpum (DC.)K.Heyne

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HIGHER TAXON: Caesalpinieae

GENUS: Peltophorum (Vogel)Benth.

Peltophorum pterocarpum (DC.)K.Heyne [Preferred name]
    Baryxylum inerme (Roxb.)Pierre {Synonym}
    Caesalpinia arborea Miq. {Synonym}
    Caesalpinia ferruginea Decne. {Synonym}
    Caesalpinia gleniei Thwaites {Synonym}
    Caesalpinia inerme Roxb. {Synonym}
    Caesalpinia inermis Roxb. {Synonym}
    Inga pterocarpa DC. {Synonym}
    Inga pterocarpum DC. {Orthographic variant}
    Peltophorum ferrugineum (Decne.)Benth. {Synonym}
    Peltophorum inerme (Roxb.)Naves {Synonym}
    Peltophorum roxburghii (G.Don)Degener {Synonym}
    Poinciana roxburghii G.Don {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Calice [1941]; Copper-Pod [2023]; Golden Flamboyante [2264]; Iya-vakai [4751]; Peltophorum [3068]; Yellow Flamboyant [3157]; Yellow Flame [2968]; Yellow Flame Tree [261]; Yellow Poinciana [2023, 2968]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Burundi (I) [8]; Gambia The (I) [8]; Ghana (I) [8]; Guinea (I) [8]; Kenya (I) [106]; Liberia (I) [8]; Mozambique (I) [8]; Nigeria (I) [8]; Sierra Leone (I) [8]; South Africa (I) [107]; Sudan (I) [8]; Tanzania (I) [106]; Togo (I) [8]; Uganda (I) [106]; Zaire (I) [113]
  Asia
Bangladesh (I) [3366]; Bhutan (I) [1947]; Brunei (N) [3939]; Burma (N) [2111]; Cambodia (N) [2002, 2111]; China (I) [2085, 3404]; Guangdong [3403]; India (I) [1914, 3017, 3020, 3027, 3028, 3040, 3094, 3099, 3366, 3371, 3374, 3375, 3377, 3378, 3384, 3392]; Andhra Pradesh [3384]; Arunachal Pradesh [3040]; Assam [3366]; Bihar [3371]; Delhi [3366]; Goa [3094]; Gujarat [3017]; Haryana [3366]; Himachal Pradesh [3366]; Jammu-Kashmir [3366]; Karnataka [3020]; Kerala [3374]; Madhaya Pradesh [3375]; Maharashtra [3099]; Manipur [3366]; Meghalaya [3366]; Mizoram [3366]; Nagaland [3366]; Orissa [3366]; Pondicherry [3366]; Punjab [3377]; Rajasthan [3028]; Sikkim [3366]; Tamil Nadu [3027]; Tripura [3366]; Uttar Pradesh [3392]; West Bengal [3378]; Yanan [3366]; Indonesia (N) [1935, 2998, 3005, 3010, 3011]; Jawa (N) [3011]; Kalimantan (N) [2998]; Malaysia (N) [1935, 2999, 3011]; Pakistan (I) [2021]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [3011]; Philippines (N) [3963]; Sabah (N) [2999]; Singapore (N) [2111]; Sri Lanka (N) [1935, 2023]; Sulawesi (N) [3005]; Sumatera (N) [3010]; Taiwan (I) [1929]; Thailand (N) [1935]; Vietnam (N) [1935]
  Australasia
Australia (N) [1880, 1915, 1935]; Papua New Guinea (I) [261]
  Caribbean
Barbados (I) [1790]; Guadeloupe (I) [1790]; St Lucia (I) [1790]
  Indian Ocean
Andaman Is (I) [1914, 2021, 3963]; Laccadive Is (I) [3366]; Maldives (I) [3062, 3076]; Mauritius (I) [1915]; Nicobar Is (N) [1914, 3612]; Reunion (I) [1915]; Seychelles (I) [1941]
  North America
United States (I) [1431, 3157]; California [3157]; Florida [3157]
  Pacific Ocean
Bismarck Archipelago (N) [261]; Cook Is (I) [2265]; Fiji (I) [2264]; Northern Marianas (I) [2235]; Society Is (U) [2968]
  South America
French Guiana (I) [2285]; Guyana (I) [2285]; Surinam (I) [2285]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [113, 261, 1915, 1935, 1941, 2002, 2021, 2023, 2111, 2264, 2996, 3001, 3011, 3403, 3404, 3898] ; Illustration [261, 1935, 2002, 3001, 3386, 3403, 3404]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Not climbing [261] [1941] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-04 Seneviratne GI (Sinhala & Tamil Names), 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157], 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Tree [261] [1941] ; Lifespan: Perennial [261] [1941] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Polhill RM, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 1999-05 Heald J, 2004 (Malesia) Lock JM & Ford

  
USES:
  Chemical products [1935]; Domestic [2023, 3963]; Environmental [106, 261, 1935, 1941, 2023, 2264, 2968]; Forage [3030]; Medicine [1935, 2023, 3030]; Miscellaneous [2021, 3030]; Wood [1935, 2021, 3030]

  
NOTES:
  Inga pterocarpum DC.: Synonym [02/19/04 09:48] [3404]
  Often confused with P.dasyrrhachis. [1935]
  Widely introduced into tropical areas. Cultivated in Thailand. [2002]
  Both wild and planted in PNG. [261]
  Native to Australia and Tropical Asia. [1915]
  Resistant to insect attacks. [1915]

  
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