Pterolobium
Introduction The genus, '''''Pterolobium''''' (from Gr. πτερόν ''pterón'', meaning "wing", and λόβιον ''lóbion'', meaning "pod" or "capsule", alluding to the winged fruit), consists of 10 species of perennial flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae and tribe Caesalpinieae. They are sometimes called '''redwings''' and are native to the tropical to subtropical climes of Africa and Asia, including Indonesia and the Philippines. They are large scrambling or climbing shrubs that grow in riverside thickets, on rocky slopes or at forest margins. They bear colourful samara fruit, and have pairs of thorns below the rachis of their bipinnate leaves.
Species ''Pterolobium'' comprises the following species:* ''Pterolobium borneense'' Merrill* ''Pterolobium densiflorum'' Prain* ''Pterolobium hexapetalum'' (Roth) Santapau & Wagh ― camp siege* ''Pterolobium integrum'' Craib* ''Pterolobium macropterum'' Kurz (synonym ''P. sinense'')* ''Pterolobium membranulaceum'' (Blanco) Merrill* ''Pterolobium micranthum'' Gagnep., emend. Craib* ''Pterolobium microphyllum'' Miq. * ''Pterolobium punctatum'' Hemsl. * ''Pterolobium stellatum'' (Forssk.) Brenan ― redwing (synonym ''P. lacerans'')
References
External links *** Authors and publications:  Pterolobium, International plant names index