Scientific Name :
Peltophorum pterocarpum (DC.) K.Heyne
Synonym :
Caesalpinia inerme Roxb.
Caesalpinia arborea Miq.
Common Name : Copper pod tree, Peela gulmohar, Pivala gulmohar
Plant Family : Fabaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : September to May
Flower Colour : Yellow
Description : Height: 15 to 20 m
Stem: Grey and corky
Leaves: Bipinnate, pinnae 4 to 13 pairs, leaflets sessile, oblong
Flowers: Calyx 5 lobed, petals bright yellow crumpy, stamens 10, filaments long, stigma peltate, panicles 20 cm and pubescent, flowers fragrant
Inflorescence: Racemose panicles
Fruits: Pods, 4 to 6 cm, copper red, flat, woody, tappering at both ends, both sides thin
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : HN, CH, TL
Distribution Range : Indo-China to N. Australia.
Uses : Useful in treating cancer
The wood is used in making furniture, axe handles, buckets
It is also used as fuel.
