About Peltophorum dubium (Spreng.) Taub.
Peltophorum dubium (Spreng.) Taub. is a tree species belonging to the Fabaceae family and the Caesalpinioideae subfamily. It goes by different common names across South America: it is called ibirá-pitá in Argentina and Paraguay, árbol de Artigas in Uruguay, and Cambuí in Brazil. This is a large tree that typically reaches a height of 20 to 25 meters, and it has a roughly straight trunk. Its foliage is bright green and deciduous. The leaves are large compound bipinnate structures, with numerous leaves arranged around a central rachis. Flowers reach up to 2 centimeters in diameter, grouped in bundles that terminate in spikes. The prominent, brightly colored flowers form corollas, and this species flowers from summer through early autumn. Fruits are flat, leathery, brown indehiscent legumes. Seeds are cylindrical and have hard seed coats. This tree is native to the seasonal deciduous forests of subtropical and temperate South America. It naturally grows along riverbanks in southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina, Paraguay, and northern Uruguay. It has also been planted along avenues in Buenos Aires, Montevideo, and Porto Alegre.
