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Synonyms: |
Cassia parahyba Vell. Schizolobium excelsum Vogel Schizolobium parahybum (Vell.) Blake |
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Common names: | Brazilian fern tree (English) Reach-for-the-sky (English) | |
Description: | Tall tree to 30 m, branching well above the ground with upwardly directed primary branches; hence its common name of 'Reach-for-the-sky'. Leaves large, to 1 m, narrowly elliptic in outline; pinnae 15-20 pairs. Leaflets 2-4 cm, oblong, obtuse. Flowers golden-yellow. Fruit 8-12 cm, oblong, obtuse, flattened. Seed 1, winged. | |
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Derivation of specific name: | parahyba: native to Paraiba State, E Brazil | |
Flowering time: | Sep - Oct | |
Worldwide distribution: | Native of southern Mexico to Brazil | |
Growth form(s): | Tree. | |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
Literature: |
Bailey, L.H. & Bailey, E.Z. (1976). Hortus Third. A concise Dictionary of Plants Cultivated in the United States and Canada Macmillan Publishing Co, Inc., New York Page 1018. Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(2) Page 5. |
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