
- Hindi
- पीला गुलमोहर
- Botanical
- Peltophorum pterocarpum
- Family
- Fabaceae
About the plant
Yellow flower spires and copper seed pods; the summer partner to the gulmohar.
Growing it
Coastal-hardy and wind-firm; better street tree than gulmohar.
What it is for
Avenue colour; bee forage; salt-tolerant urban shade.
How to grow
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Water
- Weekly the first year
- Season
- Jun–Jul
- Grows in
- Garden / ground
- Mature size
- 10–15 m
- First harvest
- Flowers from year four
Coastal-hardy and wind-firm; better street tree than gulmohar.
Traditional uses
Traditionally used — recorded as tradition, not as established effect. The two registers below are kept separate on purpose.
Traditional knowledge
Avenue colour; bee forage; salt-tolerant urban shade.
Scientific evidence
This record has not yet assessed the research on these uses. Absence of an assessment here is not evidence either way.
Important: Traditional plant use does not replace professional medical advice. Do not treat a condition on the strength of this page — speak to a doctor.
Ecological value
Where it grows in India
- Review
- Not yet reviewed by a named specialist
- Published