{{Short description|Species of legume}} {{Speciesbox |image = Starr_030514-0025_Peltophorum_pterocarpum.jpg |status = LC |status_system = IUCN3.1 |status_ref = {{R|IUCN}} |genus = Peltophorum |species = pterocarpum |authority = (DC.) K.Heyne |synonyms = *''Baryxylum inerme'' <small>(Roxb.) Pierre </small> *''Caesalpinia arborea'' <small>Miq. </small> *''Caesalpinia ferruginea'' <small>Decne. </small> *''Caesalpinia gleniei'' <small>Thwaites </small> *''Caesalpinia inermis'' <small>Roxb. </small> *''Inga pterocarpa'' <small>DC. </small> *''Inga pterocarpum'' <small>DC. [Spelling variant] </small> *''Peltophorum ferrugineum'' <small>(Decne.) Benth. </small> *''Peltophorum inerme'' <small>(Roxb.) Naves </small> *''Peltophorum roxburghii'' <small>(G.Don) Degener </small> *''Poinciana roxburghii'' <small>G.Don </small> |synonyms_ref = <ref name=TPL>{{ThePlantList | accessdate = 30 Aug 2016 }}</ref> }}

'''''Peltophorum pterocarpum''''' (commonly known as '''copperpod''', '''yellow-flamboyant''', '''yellow flametree''', '''yellow poinciana''' or '''yellow-flame''')<ref name=grin>{{GRIN | ''Peltophorum pterocarpum'' (DC.) K.Heyne | 27164 | accessdate = 30 Aug 2016 }}</ref> is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae, native to tropical areas from Indo-China to northern Australia. It produces masses of golden flowers in the summer, making it a popular ornamental tree around the world. It was first described in 1825.

==Description== It is a deciduous tree growing to 15–25 m (rarely up to 50 m) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 1 m belonging to Family Leguminosae and sub-family Caesalpiniaceaea. The leaves are bipinnate, 30–60&nbsp;cm long, with 16–20 pinnae, each pinna with 20–40 oval leaflets 8–25&nbsp;mm long and 4–10&nbsp;mm broad. The flowers are yellow, 2.5–4&nbsp;cm in diameter and produced in large compound raceme up to 20&nbsp;cm long. Pollens are approximately 50 microns in size.

The fruit is a pod 5–10&nbsp;cm long and 2.5&nbsp;cm broad, red at first, ripening black, and containing one to four seeds. Trees begin to flower after about four years.<ref name=wafc/><ref name=rhs>Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan {{ISBN|0-333-47494-5}}.</ref>

==Distribution== ''Peltophorum pterocarpum'' is native to tropical southeast Asia and northern Australasia: in Australia (including islands off the Northern Territory coast); Sri Lanka; in Southeast Asia to Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.<ref name=grin/><ref name=wafc>World AgroForestry Centre: [http://www.worldagroforestry.org/treedb/AFTPDFS/Peltophorum_pterocarpum.PDF ''Peltophorum pterocarpum'']</ref>

==Uses== The tree is widely grown in tropical regions as an ornamental tree, particularly in India, Nigeria, Pakistan, and Florida and Hawaii in the United States. Used as decorating flower in Telangana State's Batukamma festival. The trees have been planted alternately with ''Delonix regia'' (Poinciana) in India, as a common scheme for avenue trees, giving a striking yellow and red effect in summer.<ref name="Blatter & Millard (1937)">{{cite book |title=Some beautiful Indian Trees |last=Blatter |first=Ethelbert|author2=Millard, Walter Samuel |year=1977 |publisher=Bombay natural History Society |location=Mumbai|edition=2|orig-date=1937|pages=109–111 }}</ref>

The wood has a wide variety of uses, including cabinet-making<ref>McCann, Charles. (1966). ''100 Beautiful Trees of India''. (3/ed) Taraporevala, Mumbai. Pg 259.</ref> and the foliage is used as a fodder crop.<ref name=wafc/> The brownish colour called ''sogan'' typical of batik cloth from inland Java in Indonesia is produced from ''P. pterocarpum'', which is known there as ''soga''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://en.tempo.co/read/news/2014/04/14/114570450/Malang-Exhibits-Royal-Batik-from-Various-Regions | title=Malang Exhibits Royal Batik from Various Regions | publisher=Tempo | date=14 April 2014 | access-date=30 August 2016 | author=Widianto, Eko}}</ref>

==Gallery== {{gallery|mode=packed |File:Peltophorum pterocarpum (2391777967).jpg|Habit |File:Peltophorum-pterocarpum-SF24365-03.jpg|Leaves |File:Yellow flame flowers.jpg|Flowers and buds |File:Peltophorum pterocarpum 12.jpg|Ripening fruit |File:Flower, buds, leaves, fruit I IMG 1594.jpg|Flowering tree with squirrel in Kolkata, India }}

== References == {{Commonscat}} {{Reflist|28em|refs= <ref name="IUCN">{{cite iucn |author=de Kok, R. |year=2024 |title=''Peltophorum pterocarpum'' |volume=2024 |article-number=e.T176418249A203233433 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2024-1.RLTS.T176418249A203233433.en |access-date=30 December 2024}}</ref> }}

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pterocarpum Category:Trees of Malesia Category:Flora of the Northern Territory Category:Trees of New Guinea Category:Trees of Sri Lanka Category:Trees of Thailand Category:Trees of Vietnam Category:Fabales of Asia