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| Original date | 7/3/09 1:57 AM |
| Resolution | 640 x 480 |
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| Focal length | 21.6mm |
| Exposure time | 1/500s |
| Aperture | 5.8 |
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| Camera make | Canon |
| Camera model | Canon PowerShot A470 |
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Botanical name: Peltophorum dubium Family: Caesalpiniaceae (Gulmohar family)
Synonyms: Peltophorum vogelianum, Caesalpinia dubia, Brasilettia dubia
Synonyms: Peltophorum vogelianum, Caesalpinia dubia, Brasilettia dubia
Yellow Poinciana is a tree native to South America. It is commonly
confused with the similar looking
Copperpod. However, Yellow Poinciana is a
prettier bloomer and more graceful tree than Copper Pod. It has a rather
slender bole, is high branching, with about 40 to 60 percent of
the tree being cleared trunk. Its fine leaflets give it a graceful look,
and its umbrella-like shape makes it an useful shade tree. At flowering,
the tree is completely covered with bright yellow, upright panicles.
Leaves are double-compound, alternate, up to 18 inches long with 12-20
pairs of sidestalks, and 20-30 pairs of leaflets per sidestalk. Flowers
are golden yellow, mildly fragrant, with crinkled petals, borne on open
terminal panicles. Pods are flat, up to 4 inches long with 1-3 seeds, and
do not split open. Yellow Poinciana is a cultivated tree in India.
Identification credit: Amit Kumar
| Photographed in Forest Research Institute, Dehradun. |