- Source: Pterolobium
The genus, Pterolobium (from Gr. πτερόν pterón, meaning "wing", and λόβιον lóbion, meaning "pod" or "capsule", alluding to the winged fruit), consists of 10 species of perennial flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae and tribe Caesalpinieae. They are sometimes called redwings and are native to the tropical to subtropical climes of Africa and Asia, including Indonesia and the Philippines. They are large scrambling or climbing shrubs that grow in riverside thickets, on rocky slopes or at forest margins. They bear colourful samara fruit, and have pairs of thorns below the rachis of their bipinnate leaves.
Species
Pterolobium comprises the following species:
Pterolobium borneense Merrill
Pterolobium densiflorum Prain
Pterolobium hexapetalum (Roth) Santapau & Wagh ― camp siege
Pterolobium integrum Craib
Pterolobium macropterum Kurz (synonym P. sinense)
Pterolobium membranulaceum (Blanco) Merrill
Pterolobium micranthum Gagnep., emend. Craib
Pterolobium microphyllum Miq.
Pterolobium punctatum Hemsl.
Pterolobium stellatum (Forssk.) Brenan ― redwing (synonym P. lacerans)
References
External links
Media related to Pterolobium at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Pterolobium at Wikispecies
Authors and publications: Pterolobium, International plant names index
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Fabaceae
- Pterolobium
- Pterolobium indicum
- Pterolobium microphyllum
- Pterolobium membranulaceum
- Pterolobium hexapetalum
- Pterolobium densiflorum
- Pterolobium punctatum
- Pterolobium stellatum
- Liana
- Redwing (disambiguation)
