Peltophorum dubium (Florida, USA) – eFlora of India

July 7, 2012
Peltophorum

Peltophorum dubium (Spreng.) Taub. (Syn: Brasilettia dubia (Spreng.) Kuntze; Caesalpinia dubia Spreng.; Peltophorum vogelianum Benth.; Peltophorum vogelianum Walp.; Peltophorum vogelianum f. ferruginea Chodat & Hassl.; Peltophorum vogelianum f. glabrata Chodat & Hassl.; Peltophorum vogelianum f. intermedia Chodat & Hassl.);

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Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae (Caesalpiniaceae)– Peltophorum dubium:

Tropical American species, this is very commonly escaped in Central Florida, esp. common near Orlando’s Disney World.

It is a “big bang” bloomer that comes into bloom for a few weeks in spring/early summer in Florida, a couple of months before P. pterocarpum. It takes considerably more cold than P. pterocarpum, and can be distinguished easily by its thinner-textured pods.
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References:

http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/ild-14687

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