Peltophorum pterocarpum

Common Name : Yellow poinciana, Copperpod, Yellow gulmohar tree, Yellow Flame Tree, Yellow Jacaranda, Horsebush, Yellow Flamboyant, Rusty shield-bearer, Golden Flamboyant Scientific Name : Peltophorum pterocarpum Family : Fabaceae

Kingdom - Plantae

Order - Fabales

Genus - Peltophorum

Species - pterocarpum

Synonym - Peltophorum dubium, Caesalpinia dubia

Origin / Native - Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Southeast Asia

Category - Deciduous, Ornamental tree

Height - Up to 85 feet tall

Spread - Up to 50 feet wide

Hindi - Peela gulmohar

Bangla[kolkata] - Radhachura

Tamil - Perunkonrai

Flowers - Very showy, large, yellow, clustered in spikes, fragrance, 5 petals, 10 orange stamens, 1 green stigma

Foliage - Dark green, feathery, bipinnate-[pinnate, compound], alternatively arranged leaves, oblong Leaflets

Fruits & Seeds - Red, black, brown

Growth Rate - Fast

Flowering Season - April to september

Good For - Parks, shade trees, roadsides, street, specimen

Light Requirement - Full sun, well drained soil

Propagation - Seeds, cuttings

Uses - Ornamental tree

Attracts - Bees, butterflies, birds

Peltophorum pterocarpum flowers

Yellow poinciana tree, Foliage

Yellow poinciana with bees

Bees feeding on peltophorum pterocarpum

Yellow poinciana flower spikes-Full bloom, Petals, Stamen, Stigma

Yellow poinciana flower buds

Yellow poinciana-Single flower spike

Photographs: Guna Selvi Camera: Nikon D40x Location : Cubbon Park, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Behind High Court, Ambedkar Veedhi, Bengaluru, Karnataka