Peltophorum pterocarpum is a species of Peltophorum, native to tropical southeastern Asia and a popular ornamental tree grown around the world . It is a deciduous tree growing to 15-25 m (rarely up to 50 m) tall. The leaves are bipinnate, 30-60 cm long, with 16-20 pinnae, each pinna with 20-40 oval leaflets 8-25 mm long and 4-10 mm broad. The fruit is a pod 5-10 cm long and 2.5 cm broad, red at first, ripening black and containing one to four seeds. A fast-growing tree, yellow poinciana grows best in full sun on any well-drained soil. Temperatures in the high 20's cause the leaves to drop but these are quickly replaced.