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Fabaceae

Tipa

Tipuana tipu (Benth.) Kuntze

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Tipuana

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Tipa (Tipuana tipu)
FlowerPhoto: leahmv, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (6)
Catalan
Acàcia de flor groga, Acàcia groga
Chinese
大班木, 金蝶木
English
Tipa
Hebrew
רוזווד
Portuguese
Amendoim acácia
Spanish
Palo rosa, Tipa, Tipa blanca

Synonyms

  • Machaerium fertile Griseb.
  • Machaerium tipu Benth.
  • Tipuana speciosa Benth.
  • Tipuana tipa Lillo

Flowers

In flower
October to December (from 79 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.