3561.000 Peltophorum (Vogel) Benth.

Unarmed trees. Leaves 2-pinnate, lacking specialised glands on petiole and rhachis. Leaflets opposite on each pinna. Inflorescence a raceme. Flowers bisexual. Calyx 5-lobed. Petals 5, subequal, with the upper shorter than the others. Stamens 10. Stigma broadly peltate. Pods flat, winged, indehiscent. Seeds flat.

Derivation of name: 'shield-bearing', referring to the peltate stigmas

Worldwide: 6-9 pantropical species; 1 indigenous to Africa

Mozambique: 1 cultivated taxon.