Peltophorum pterocarpum

Peltophorum pterocarpum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Schizolobieae
Genus: Peltophorum
Species: Peltophorum pterocarpum

Name

Peltophorum pterocarpum (DC.) Backer ex K.Heyne, 1927

Synonyms

• Baryxylum ferrugineum (Decne.) F.N.Williams
• Baryxylum inerme Pierre
• Brasilettia ferruginea(Decne.) Kuntze
• Caesalpinia arborea Zoll. ex Miq.
• Caesalpinia ferruginea Decne.
• Caesalpinia glenieii Thwaites
• Caesalpinia inermis Roxb.
• Caesalpinia kilaroe Span.
• Caesalpinia macklottii Zipp. ex Miq.
• Caesalpinia roxburghii D.Dietr.
• Inga pterocarpa DC.
• Peltophorum ferruginea(Decne.) Benth.
• Peltophorum inerme Náves ex Fern.-Vill.
• Peltophorum roxburghii (G.Don) O.Deg.
• Poinciana roxburghii G.Don

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-Tropical Regional: Indo-China Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam Regional: Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera Regional: Papuasia Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Northern Territory References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Heyne, K. 1927. Nuttige Planten van Nederlandsch-Indie, ed. 2, 2:755.

Links

• Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) Peltophorum pterocarpum Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian National Botanic Gardens & Australian National Herbarium. Accessed: 9 November 2025.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Peltophorum pterocarpum in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 9 November 2025.
• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Peltophorum pterocarpum. Published online. Accessed: 9 November 2025. Reference page.
• WFO Plant List 2025. Peltophorum pterocarpum. Published online. Accessed: 9 November 2025.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2025. Peltophorum pterocarpum. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Accessed: 9 November 2025.

Vernacular names

• Deutsch: Gelber Flammenbaum
• English: Yellow Flame Tree
• हिन्दी: কনকচূড়া
• മലയാളം: ചരക്കൊന്ന
• polski: Peltoforum oskrzydlone
• ไทย: นนทรี
• Tiếng Việt: Lim xẹt
• 中文: 盾柱木

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