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Botanical Name: Peltophorum pterocarpum
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Family: Caesalpiniaceae
Common Name: Copper Pod
Etymology - Genus: From the Greek pelte (shield) and phoreo (to bear), referring to the shape of the stigma
Etymology - Species: Winged fruit
Ecosystem: Evergreen
Origin: Foreign
Location: Vetal Hill, Taljai Hill, Pune
Description: Large spreading treePetiolate, alternate, dark green colour leaves.Paripinnate leaflets, oblong lamina.Flowers are arranged in a panicle inflorescence at the end of the branch.Attractive, bright yellow colour flower.5 wrinkled, clawed petals. 10 stamen extend outward. 1 greenish style.Flat, copper shaped pods contain one or two seeds.Should not be planed in Indian subcontinent.
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Root type: Taproot
Stem Appearance: Tree
Stem Cross Section: Circular
Stem Texture: Dark, flaky
Root-Stem-Bark Description: Large spreading tree
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Leaf - Characters
Attachment: Pulvinus
Stipules: Exstipulate
Leaf Type: Bipinnate-Paripinnate
Phyllotaxy: Alternate-Spiral
Leaf Description: Petiolate, alternate, dark green colour leaves.
Leaflet - Characters
Lamina: Oblong
Lamina Bases: Oblique
Lamina Margins: Entire
Lamina Apices: Retuse
Lamina Texture: Glabrous
Venation: Reticulate-Unicostate
Leaflet Description: Paripinnate leaflets, oblong lamina.
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Inflorescence - Characters
Inflorescence: Panicle
Bract: Ebracteate
Inflorescence Description: Flowers are arranged in a panicle inflorescence at the end of the branch.
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Flower - Characters
Flower Type: Complete
Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic
Thalamus Types:
Position of Whorls: Hypogynous
Aestivation: Valvate
Flower Description: Attractive, bright yellow colour flower.
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Floral Parts - Characters
Calyx Arrangement: Zygomorphic gamosepalous
Calyx Persistance: Caducous
Calyx Number of sepals: 5
Corolla Arrangement: 5 free petals
Corolla Appendages: na
Corolla Number of petals: 5
Perianth Arrangement: na
Perianth Number of tepals: na
Androecium Attachment of anther: Dorsifixed
Androecium Length of filament:
Androecium Union of Stamens: Free stamens
Androecium Number of Stamens: 10
Gynoecium Placentation:
Gynoecium Union of Carpels:
Gynoecium Number of Carpels: 1
Floral Parts Description: 5 wrinkled, clawed petals. 10 stamen extend outward. 1 greenish style.
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Fruit type: Legume
Fruit type Description: Flat, copper shaped pods contain one or two seeds.
Seed Type: Dicotyledon
Germination type: -
Dispersion Method: -
Preprocessing for germination: -
Germination time: -
Seed shelf life: -
Germination %: -
Seed Description: Should not be planed in Indian subcontinent.
