Yellow-flame tree

• Common Name In Sri Lanka:

  Yellow-flame tree

• Scientific Name:

  Peltophorum pterocarpum (dc.)k.heyne

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• Average Height:

  

  24 m

• Identification

  Leaves have about 4–14 pairs of pinnae, each pinna with (8–)10–15(–22) pairs of leaflets. Leaflets are oblong and l0–20 mm long, 3–10mm wide.Flowers are fragrant. Fruit is oblong-elliptic and 5–11.5 cm long, 1.7–2.8 cm wide. Fruit has 1–4-seeds. Seeds are light brown in colour.

• Habitat

  Gardens, road sides.

• Special Notes

  Ornamental, shade, Wood- light timber, fuelwood, Bark- medicinal.