Peltophorum

Peltophorum is a genus of 5–15 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae.^[2] The genus is native to certain tropical regions across the world, including northern South America, central and southern Africa, Indochina, southeastern China, Malesia, New Guinea, and northern Australia.^[1] The species are medium-sized to large trees growing up to 15–25 m tall, rarely 50 m.^[3][4]

Peltophorum
Peltophorum pterocarpum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Genus:	Peltophorum (Vogel) Benth.
Type species
Peltophorum vogelianum Benth. [nom. illegit.]
Synonyms[1]
Baryxylum Lour.

Etymology

Peltophorum literally means "shield-bearing": from Greek pelt(ē) (πέλτη, "peltē shield"), with the interfix -o-, -phor(os) ("bearing") and Neo-Latin suffix -um.

It is a reference to the peltate (shield-like) form of the plant's stigma.^[5]

Species

As of September 2023^[update], the following species were accepted by Plants of the World Online:^[1]

• Peltophorum africanum Sond.
• Peltophorum dasyrhachis (Miq.) Kurz
• Peltophorum dubium (Spreng.) Taub.
• Peltophorum grande Prain
• Peltophorum pterocarpum (DC.) K.Heyne
• Peltophorum racemosum Merr.
• Peltophorum venezuelense L.Cardenas, Rodr.-Rodr. & Varela