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

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s in the family

Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...

, subfamily

Caesalpinioideae Caesalpinioideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, placed in the large family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. Its name is formed from the generic name '' Caesalpinia''. It is known also as the peacock flower subfamily. The Caesalpinioideae a ...

and tribe

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. 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

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fruit, and have pairs of thorns below the

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of their

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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'')

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