Platymiscium pinnatum (Jacq.) Dugand

Species

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Characteristics

A tall tree. The trunk is straight. Large trees have small round buttresses. The leaves are opposite. They have an odd number of leaflets. There are 5-7 opposite leaflets. The flowers are yellow. The fruit is a large winged seed.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 20.0
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Mature rainforests, often on humid slopes, and grassy savannahs. Deciduous to evergreen forests, along rivers in arid coastal scrub, and in the transition forest between savannah and tall gallery fores; at elevations to 1,350 metrest.
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It is a tropical plant. It can grow in dry and moist areas.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Corn is roasted in these leaves to have added flavour.
Uses material medicinal poison timber wood
Edible leaves
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
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Images

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Distribution

Platymiscium pinnatum world distribution map, present in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Sri Lanka, Mexico, and Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:201767-2
WFO ID wfo-0000169443
COL ID 4JSZK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733763
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Synonyms

Platymiscium urophyllum Platymiscium platystachyum Platymiscium cochabambense Platymiscium dubium Platymiscium polystachyum Amerimnon pinnatum Platymiscium polystachyum Platymiscium polystachyum var. fendleri Platymiscium pinnatum Platymiscium pinnatum var. pinnatum