Yes, Caesalpinia ferrea Trunk here: (at Los Angeles Arboretum, California, USA)
Ken. --- On Wed, 12/7/11, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote: From: Satish Phadke <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [efloraindia:98264] Fabaceae-Caesalpinioideae (Caesalpiniaceae) :: Peltophorum linnaei at VJBU To: "Dinesh Valke" <[email protected]> Cc: "efloraofindia" <[email protected]> Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2011, 10:28 AM Yes it does appear tobe Caesalpinia ferrea. Your post doesn't somehow show the variegated stem similar to sort of Guava tree. On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 9:51 AM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> wrote: Peltophorum linnaei ¿ Griseb OR Benth ? ... HELP (to me seems: Benth.) This plant earlier discussed at https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/kkPj4dLoncs/discussion pel-TOH-for-um -- from the Greek pelte (shield) and phoreo (to bear), referring to the shape of the stigma ¿ lin-ee-AY-eye ? -- named for Carl von Linné, 18th century Swedish botanist often referred to as the Father of Taxonomy Aug 17, 2008 ... at Veermata Jeejabai Bhosale Udyan, Mumbai commonly known as: Brazil wood, brasiletto Native to: Southern Mexico, Caribbean Islands, Mesoamerica; cultivated elsewhere more views: May 22, 2010 ... at Veermata Jeejabai Bhosale Udyan, Mumbai Regards. Dinesh -- Dr Satish Phadke
