Peltophorum africanum Sonder

  • Authority

    Isley, Duane. 1975. Leguminosae of the United States: II. Subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 25 (2): 1-228.

  • Family

    Caesalpiniaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Peltophorum africanum Sond.

  • Description

    Species Description - Pubescent tree. Leafstalk 1-2 dm; pinnae 4-10 pairs; leaflets 10-20 pairs, sessile, elliptic-oblong, 4-8 mm, 2.2-6 r, obtuse and mucronate-tipped, mostly pubescent both surfaces, lighter beneath, with inevident or finely reticulate venation. Racemes intercalary and terminally clustered. Pedicels 5-11 mm, slightly nodose-articulate above middle; buds subspheroid, ca 4 mm; sepals 4-6 mm, reflexed at anthesis; corolla yellow, 2-2.5 cm diam, petals pubescent at base, marginally crinkly; stamens approaching corolla. Legume indehiscent, oblong-lanceolate, tapering both ends, flat, winged, 5-9 cm long, 1.5-2 cm broad, brown-striate.

  • Discussion

    CN 2n = 26 (Turner and Fearing, 1959). Listed for California by Mathias and McClintock (1963).

  • Distribution

    Subtropical Florida, urban California. Novelty. May-June. South Africa.

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