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3561.000 Peltophorum
Description of the genus
Unarmed trees. Leaves 2-pinnate, lacking specialised glands on petiole and rhachis. Leaflets opposite on each pinna. Inflorescence a raceme. Flowers bisexual. Calyx 5-lobed. Petals 5, subequal, with the upper shorter than the others. Stamens 10. Stigma broadly peltate. Pods flat, winged, indehiscent. Seeds flat. Derivation of name: 'shield-bearing', referring to the peltate stigmas Worldwide: 6-9 pantropical species; 1 indigenous to Africa Zambia: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Provinces | Content |
| africanum Sond. | B,N,W,C,E,S | Nw,Cb,E,Lk,S,W | Description, Image |
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Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Peltophorum
Flora of Zimbabwe: Peltophorum
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Peltophorum
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): PeltophorumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Peltophorum
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Peltophorum
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Peltophorum
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Peltophorum
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Peltophorum
JSTOR Plant Science: Peltophorum
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Peltophorum
Plants of the World Online: Peltophorum
Tropicos: Peltophorum
Wikipedia: Peltophorum
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