Pterogyne nitens Tul.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Pterogyne

Characteristics

Small tree.. Leaflets mostly alternate.. Flowers small, yellow, in racemes shorter than the leaves, with 5 petals and 10 stamens.. Pods like those of Pterolobium (p. 41), with a single seed at proximal end and a distal parallel-veined falcate wing.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 15.0
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Seasonally dry forests. Broadleafed, semi-deciduous forests.
Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
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Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Images

Leaf

Pterogyne nitens leaf picture by Lorenzi Harri (cc-by-sa)
Pterogyne nitens leaf picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Pterogyne nitens fruit picture by Lorenzi Harri (cc-by-sa)
Pterogyne nitens fruit picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Pterogyne nitens world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Kenya, Paraguay, and Uganda

Conservation status

Pterogyne nitens threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:516619-1
WFO ID wfo-0000170614
COL ID 6WKMC
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
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Synonyms

Machaerium pseudotipe Pterogyne nitens f. parvifolia Pterogyne nitens