Phyllocarpus septentrionalis

Phyllocarpus septentrionalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Tribe: Detarieae
Genus: Phyllocarpus
Species: P. septentrionalis
Binomial name
Phyllocarpus septentrionalis
Donn. Sm.
Synonyms

Barnebydendron riedelii (Tul.) J. H. Kirkbr.[1]

Phyllocarpus septentrionalis, also known as Monkey-flower tree and Fire of Pakistan (Thai: ประดู่แดง), is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the sub family Caesalpinioideae.[2]

It is a tree reaching 10 to 12 m in height with scarlet red flowers. Originally it came from tropical dry forests of Central America, but it has been extensively grown in tropical areas worldwide as a garden tree.[3]

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