Pterolobium stellatum

Redwing
In Tanzania
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Pterolobium
Species:
P. stellatum
Binomial name
Pterolobium stellatum
Synonyms
  • Pterolobium exosum (J.F.Gmel.) E.G.Baker
  • Cantuffa exosa J.F.Gmel. 1791
  • Quartinia abyssinica A.Rich.
  • Pterolobium lacerans R. Br. ex Wight & Arn. 1814, nom. illeg.
  • Pterolobium kantuffa Wight & Arn. ex Steud.

Pterolobium stellatum (Latin: stellatum, starry or star-like, suggesting the radial arrangement of inflorescences), the redwing, is a perennial flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae.

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