Peltophorum pterocarpum (DC.) Backer ex K. Heyne
Campus Location
Rajagiri Business School, Valley Campus, Kakkanad
Systematic position
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Copper Pod Tree is native to tropical areas from Indo-China to northern Australia. It is a deciduous tree growing to a height of 15–25 m. The leaves are bipinnate, flowers golden yellow, produced in large compound raceme. The fruit is a pod, red at first, ripening black, and containing seeds.
- The masses of golden flowers in the summer making it a popular ornamental tree.
- The wood has a wide variety of uses, including cabinet-making, and the foliage is used as a fodder crop.
Peltophorum pterocarpum (DC.) Backer ex K. Heyne
Campus Location
Rajagiri Business School, Valley Campus, Kakkanad
Systematic position
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Copper Pod Tree is native to tropical areas from Indo-China to northern Australia. It is a deciduous tree growing to a height of 15–25 m. The leaves are bipinnate, flowers golden yellow, produced in large compound raceme. The fruit is a pod, red at first, ripening black, and containing seeds.
- The masses of golden flowers in the summer making it a popular ornamental tree.
- The wood has a wide variety of uses, including cabinet-making, and the foliage is used as a fodder crop.