Callerya atropurpurea

Callerya atropurpurea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Callerya
Species: C. atropurpurea
Binomial name
Callerya atropurpurea
(Wall.) Schot
Synonyms

Millettia atropurpurea (Wall.)[1]
Pongamia atropurpurea[2]
Padbruggea atropurpurea
Whitfordiodendron atropurpurea

Callerya atropurpurea is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae. It has dense, purple flowers, and seeds that are usually longer than 5 cm (2.0 in) in length. The tree can be found throughout Southeast Asia: from Burma to the Philippines, Java, and Sumatra.

Symbolism

In Thailand it is the provincial tree of Nakhon Si Thammarat Province.

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This article incorporates information from the revision as of 2010-01-01 of the equivalent article on the French Wikipedia.