Plantation of Peltophorum Pterocarpum

PLANT INFO 

PLANT NAME :       Peltophorum Pterocarpum

PLANTED BY  :       "Mr. Ganesh Sharma" HR Head

DATE                :       15-12-2023

TIME                :        11:00 AM

 

               

PLANT LOCATION

  

PLANT DESCRIPTION 

Plant Division	Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) (Dicotyledon)
Plant Growth Form	Tree
Lifespan (in Singapore)	Perennial

Mode of Nutrition	Autotrophic
Plant Shape	Umbrella
Maximum Height	35 m
Maximum Plant Spread / Crown Width	9 m to 12 m
Tree or Palm – Trunk Diameter	1 m

BIOGEOGRAPHY

Native Distribution	From Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malesia to northern Australia.
Native Habitat	Terrestrial (Coastal Forest), Shoreline (Mangrove Forest, Sandy Beach)
Preferred Climate Zone	Tropical, Sub-Tropical / Monsoonal

DESCRIPTION AND ETHNOBOTANY

Growth Form	A deciduous tree with a girth of up to 1 m and grows to 35 m tall.
Crown	The crown is umbrella-shaped with an open crown density.
Foliage	Leaves are bipinnate, 30-60cm long, with 16-20 pinnae. Each pinna has 20-40 oval leaflets, each 0.8-2.5cm long and 0.4-1.0cm long.

LANDSCAPING FEATURES

Landscaping	It suitable for planting along streets, in parks and gardens for its ornamental flowers, and umbrella shaped crown which provides excellent shade.
Desirable Plant Features	Ornamental Flowers
Landscape Uses	Roadside Tree / Palm, Coastal, Shade Providing Tree / Palm, General, Parks & Gardens, Beachfront / Shoreline

FAUNA, POLLINATION AND DISPERSAL

Pollination Method(s)	Biotic (Fauna)
Seed or Spore Dispersal	Abiotic (Water)

PLANT CARE AND PROPAGATION

Light Preference	Full Sun
Water Preference	Moderate Water
Plant Growth Rate	Moderate

Rootzone Tolerance	Moist Soils, Well-Drained Soils, Saline Soils / Salt Spray, Heavy Clay Soils, Alkaline high pH Soils
Maintenance Requirements	Moderate
Propagation Method	Seed, Grafting

FOLIAR

Foliage Retention	Deciduous
Mature Foliage Colour(s)	Green
Foliar Type	Compound (Bipinnate)

Foliar Arrangement Along Stem	Alternate
Foliar Attachment to Stem	Petiolate
Foliar Shape(s)	Non-Palm Foliage (Oval)
Foliar Venation	Pinnate / Net
Leaf Area Index (LAI) for Green Plot Ratio	3.0 (Tree - Intermediate Canopy)

FLORAL (ANGIOSPERM)

Flower & Plant Sexuality	Bisexual Flowers
Flower Colour(s)	Yellow / Golden
Flower Grouping	Cluster / Inflorescence

Flower Location

Terminal

FRUIT, SEED AND SPORE

Mature Fruit Colour(s)	Purple, Brown
Fruit Classification	Simple Fruit
Fruit Type	Dehiscent Dry Fruit, Legume / Pod

OTHERS

Master ID	1763
Species ID	3056