Peltophorum adnatum
Griseb.
Fabaceae
Caesalpinia adnata (Griseb.) M.Gómez
Common Name:
General Information
Peltophorum adnatum is a tree that varies considerably in height from 12 metres in the north of its range in the Bahamas to 50 metres in Cuba at the southernmost part of its range[
468- Title
- The Bahama Flora
- Publication
-
- Author
- Britton N.L.; Millspaugh C.F.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Britton N.L.; Millspaugh C.F., New York.
- Year
- 1920
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A botanical description, often accompanied by the plants habitat, of the Flora of the Bahamas.
].
The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
468- Title
- The Bahama Flora
- Publication
-
- Author
- Britton N.L.; Millspaugh C.F.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Britton N.L.; Millspaugh C.F., New York.
- Year
- 1920
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A botanical description, often accompanied by the plants habitat, of the Flora of the Bahamas.
Range
Caribbean - Bahamas, Cuba.
Habitat
Spontaneous in waste places, and in coppices in the Bahamas[
468- Title
- The Bahama Flora
- Publication
-
- Author
- Britton N.L.; Millspaugh C.F.
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Britton N.L.; Millspaugh C.F., New York.
- Year
- 1920
- ISBN
-
- Description
- A botanical description, often accompanied by the plants habitat, of the Flora of the Bahamas.
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 12.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The purplish wood is used for cabinet making, furniture and general carpentry[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
,
1309- Title
- The Leguminosae; A Source Book of Characteristics, Uses and Nodulation
- Publication
-
- Author
- Allen O.N.; Allen E.K.
- Publisher
- University of Wisconsin
- Year
- 1981
- ISBN
- 0-333-32221-5
- Description
- An amazing and comprehensive work, giving a brief guide to the many genera of the family Fabaceae and also the principle uses of the genus.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
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with help from
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