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Peltophorum dubium (Spreng.) Taub.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Peltophorum

Characteristics

Leaves: petiole and rachis together 4–30(50) cm; pinnae (7)10–21 pairs; pinna rachis 3–11 cm; leaflets 10–32 pairs per pinna, 5–12 × 1.5–3(4) mm, oblong, asymmetrical at the base, rounded to subacute at the apex and mucronate; lower surface pubescent, upper surface glabrous or rarely pubescent; stipules simple and inconspicuous or absent.
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Young stems with fine, dense, rusty-brown to greyish, closely appressed puberulence or pubescence, also with small, stalked, swollen-headed glands.
Inflorescence as in P. africanum; bracts occasionally persisting to flowering; pedicels 3–8 mm excluding the receptacle.
Ovary and pods as in P. africanum.
Sepals 4–5(6) mm long.
Tree up to 20 m high.
Petals 12–17 mm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 20.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Broadleaf semideciduous forests. Found mainly in clayey, humid and deep soils on river margins, both in primary forests and also in secondary growth areas.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material medicinal wood
Edible -
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Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Leaf

Peltophorum dubium leaf picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Peltophorum dubium leaf picture by Thiago Flores Flores (cc-by-sa)
Peltophorum dubium leaf picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Peltophorum dubium flower picture by Thiago Flores Flores (cc-by-sa)
Peltophorum dubium flower picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)
Peltophorum dubium flower picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Peltophorum dubium fruit picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Peltophorum dubium world distribution map, present in Argentina, Brazil, Barbados, India, Paraguay, Uruguay, United States of America, and Zimbabwe

Conservation status

Peltophorum dubium threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1160567-2
WFO ID wfo-0000168369
COL ID 76FVS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Caesalpinia dubia Peltophorum vogelianum Caesalpinia selloi Baryxylum dubium Peltophorum vogelianum f. glabrata Peltophorum vogelianum f. intermedia Brasilettia dubia Peltophorum vogelianum f. ferruginea Peltophorum dubium

Lower taxons

Peltophorum dubium var. adnatum Peltophorum dubium var. dubium Peltophorum dubium var. berteroanum
WorldFloraDB 2024