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(Last Modified On 11/27/2012)
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(Last Modified On 11/27/2012)
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Genus
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PELTOPHORUM Waip.
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Rep. 1:811. 1842
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Synonym
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Baryxylum Lour. Fl. Cochinch. 266. 1790.
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Description
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narmed spreading trees. Leaves twice-pinnate; petiole and rachis eglandular; stipules small, caducous; pinnae several; ultimate leaflets numerous, relatively small. Inflorescence terminal, of few to several racemes. Flowers yellow; calyx-tube short, patelliform; calyx-lobes 5, imbricate, subequal; petals 5, spreading, subequal; stamens 10, inserted with petals on calyx-tube, similar; filaments free, pubescent basally; anthers versatile, longitudinally dehiscent, ovary free, usually stipitate; style elongate; stigma expanded, peltate. Legume indehiscent, winged on both margins, few-seeded.
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Habit
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tree
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Distribution
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West Indies, South America, Africa, eastern Asia, East Indies, and Pacific islands. A Far Eastern species has been introduced into Panama.
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