Peltophorum dubium
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Genus: | Peltophorum |
| Species: | P. dubium
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| Binomial name | |
| Peltophorum dubium | |
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Peltophorum dubium is a tree in the family Fabaceae and subfamily Caesalpinioideae. This species is known as ibirá-pitá[2] in Argentina and Paraguay, árbol de Artigas[1] in Uruguay, and Cambuí[3] in Brazil. It is a large tree, growing around 20–25 meters, with a more or less straight trunk.
- Foliage: bright green, and deciduous
- Leaves: compound, bipinnate, large. Numerous leaves with a central nervous system.
- Flowers: from 2 cm in diameter, arranged in bundles that end in spikes. The bright visible flowers are in corollas. They flower in the summer and at the beginning of autumn.
- Fruits: indehiscent{?} legume, flat, leathery, and brown.
- Seeds: cylindrical with hard nuts.
Habitat
[edit]They are native to the seasonal deciduous forests of subtropical and temperate regions of South America.[4] They grow on riverbanks in southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina, Paraguay and northern Uruguay. They have also been planted along the avenues of Buenos Aires, Montevideo and Porto Alegre.
Varieties
[edit]Three varieties are accepted:[1]
- Peltophorum dubium var. adnatum (Griseb.) Barneby
- Peltophorum dubium var. berteroanum (Urb.) Barneby
- Peltophorum dubium var. dubium (synonym Peltophorum vogelianum Benth.)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Peltophorum dubium (Spreng.) Taub. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ^ "Peltophorum dubium". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
- ^ Braziliense, Correio (19 January 2016). "Floração dos cambuís ajuda a alegrar a paisagem das asas Sul e Norte".
- ^ UFSM. "Seasonal Deciduous Forest (in Portuguese)".
External links
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