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Peltophorum dubium

Peltophorum dubium

(Spreng.) Taub.
Ibirá Pitá
Cana-fístula

Family: Fabaceae
Order: Fabales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

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Peltophorum dubium is a tree in the family Fabaceae and subfamily Caesalpinioideae. This species is known as ibirá-pitá in Argentina and Paraguay, árbol de Artigas in Uruguay, and Cambuí in Brazil. It is a large tree, growing around 20–25 meters, with a more or less straight trunk.
  • Foliage: bright green, and deciduous
  • Leaves: compound, bipinnate, large. Numerous leaves with a central nervous system.
  • Flowers: from 2 cm in diameter, arranged in bundles that end in spikes. The bright visible flowers are in corollas. They flower in the summer and at the beginning of autumn.
  • Fruits: indehiscent{?} legume, flat, leathery, and brown.
  • Seeds: cylindrical with hard nuts.


Habitat: They are native to the seasonal deciduous forests of subtropical and temperate regions of South America. They grow on riverbanks in southern Brazil, northeastern Argentina, Paraguay and northern Uruguay. They have also been planted along the avenues of Buenos Aires, Montevideo and Porto Alegre.

Varieties: Three varieties are accepted:
  • Peltophorum dubium var. adnatum
  • Peltophorum dubium var. berteroanum
  • Peltophorum dubium var. dubium (synonym Peltophorum vogelianum )

Source: Wikipedia, article Peltophorum dubium. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 444828
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Concordia
Entre Ríos
Argentina
01/04/2021
María Alejandra Sosa



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
194612413/01/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional Iguazú1María Alejandra Sosa
194504812/01/2024ArgentinaMisionesRuta Nacional 101 - Tierra colorada, Parque Nacional Iguazú1María Alejandra Sosa
155670813/03/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresPaseo de la Costa, Vicente López4María Alejandra Sosa
155032424/02/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosChajarí 1746, Concordia1María Alejandra Sosa
154927621/02/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosDistrito Yuquerí, Concordia1María Alejandra Sosa
154726916/02/2022ArgentinaBuenos AiresCalle 2 1010, CXJ1María Alejandra Sosa
154429908/02/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosCostanera, Concordia7María Alejandra Sosa
154373307/02/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosConcordia2María Alejandra Sosa
153443413/01/2022ArgentinaEntre RíosRuta Nacional 14, Chajarí3María Alejandra Sosa
153442713/01/2022ArgentinaCorrientesRuta Nacional 14, Mocoretá3María Alejandra Sosa
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Peltophorum dubium – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 26/09/2026.