Peltophorum pterocarpum

Peltophorum pterocarpum

Peltophorum pterocarpum (commonly known as copperpod, yellow-flamboyant, yellow flametree, yellow poinciana or yellow-flame) is a species of Peltophorum, native to tropical southeastern Asia and a popular ornamental tree grown around the world.

Uses

Dysentery, Pains, Sores, Skin disorders, Muscular pain.

Parts Used

Stem, Leaves, Fruits.

Chemical Composition

Chemical constituents such as aliphatic alcohols, fatty acids, amino acids, terpenoids, phenolics, flavonoids, alkaloids, steroids etc.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi	पीला गुलमोहर Peela gulmohar
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit
English	Copperpod, Rusty shield-bearer

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Bipinnate	linear in outline	30–60 cm long, with 16–20 pinnae, each pinna with 20–40 oval leaflets 8–25 mm long and 4–10 mm broad.

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual		Yellow		2.5–4 cm diameter, produced in large compound raceme up to 20 cm long. Pollens are approximately 50 microns in size.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Simple Fruit	ovoid	5–10 cm long and 2.5 cm broad	Red at first, Ripening black		{{{6}}}

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the moist to wet tropics, where it is usually found at elevations below 100 metres but can occasionally be found up to 1,600 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 27 - 36°c, but can tolerate 10 - 40°c. Plants have been known to survive occasional low temperatures down to -5°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 1,200 - 1,800mm, but tolerates 1,000 - 4,000mm. It thrives best under more or less seasonal conditions with a dry season of 1 - 3 months.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Grassland fields, Teak forests.

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