Plantation Drive 2026 by HAMILTON HOUSEWARES PVT. LTD., DNH in Collaboration with Pollution Control Committee, DNH & DD

Peltophorum

Peltophorum pterocarpum

Tree Name: Peltophorum
Botanical Name: Peltophorum pterocarpum
Family: Fabaceae (Leguminosae)
Common / Alternate Name: Copperpod, Copper Pod tree, Yellow Flame Tree, Yellow Flamboyant
Planted By: 428) HAMILTON HOUSEWARES PVT.LTD.,Sayli,DNH & DD
Age: 2 years
Height: 8 ft
Appearance: Medium to large deciduous tree, typically 15–25 m tall; broad, spreading crown giving good dappled shade; bark greyish-brown; leaves bipinnate with many small leaflets, giving a fine, ferny appearance
Flower & Fruits: Flowers: Bright golden-yellow to orange-yellow, fragrant, trumpet-shaped, borne in large terminal clusters (racemes); mass flowering in summer (pre-monsoon), very showy
Fruits: Flat, thin pods, 8–15 cm long, green turning reddish-brown to copper-colour when ripe; pods have a narrow wing along the margin (hence “pterocarpum” = winged fruit); contain 1–6 seeds
Common Uses: Popular ornamental and shade tree for roads, parks, institutions; timber for general purposes; nitrogen-fixing, useful in agroforestry

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