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plumillo

English translation: Yellow Jacaranda or Fern Tree

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Spanish term or phrase:Plumillo
English translation:Yellow Jacaranda or Fern Tree

01:01 Aug 21, 2002
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Science - Botany / botany
Spanish term or phrase: plumillo
A tree which bears billiant yellow flowers growing in the Yucatan jungle.
Jim Valero
Yellow Jacaranda
Explanation:
"your plant is Schizolobium parahybum. Sometimes it is called fern tree, because it bears a superficial resemblance to tree ferns (though they are not related). It is a tropical tree in the legume family, resembling a giant caesalpinia or Pride of Barbados. They branch very little and when they do these grow straight up to 40', in S. Florida and Hawaii"

"Schizolobium
There is no commonly used name for the unusually named schizolobium, (Schizolobium parahybum), although it is known in Brazil as the bacurubu and in Brisbane is widely referred to as a yellow jacaranda. It has green, ferny foliage and in spring a profusion of yellow, pea-shaped flowers in spikes 30cm (12") long. This fast-growing tree originates from Brazil and Mexico and grows to about 40m (130') tall. It looks much like a cross between a yellow flowering jacaranda and a tree fern as it has ferny leaves and an umbrella shape."


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Note added at 2002-08-21 01:29:50 (GMT)
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\"The city lies at the base of the Sierra Madre Mountains in a latitude more tropical than Mazatlan. Cutting through the town, the Rio Cuale flows into Banderas Bay. Pink bougainvillea and **yellow jacaranda** accent brightly the deep green palette of nature. If you walk quiet side streets, you will hear the song of caged tropical birds.

Two thirds of the city lies north of the river, including the downtown or zocalo and some prime beaches.

When strolling through town, a focal point for the eye is the Church of Guadalupe, a block off the small main plaza. On the plaza a statue honors town founder Ignacio Vallarta. The Municipal Market, with 165 shops in a building next to the river, is a good place to search for leather bags, colorful shirts and dresses, and silver jewelry. Here the local people also buy their meat, fish, and vegetables.\"
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Karina Pelech
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Thank you very much for your extremely helpful answer. I appreciate it very much.
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4Gavilan
Leonardo Parachú
4 +3Fern Tree
Bret
4 +2Schizolobium parahybum (quamwood)
Massimo Gaido
5 +1Yellow Jacaranda
Karina Pelech


  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Gavilan


Explanation:
Scientific name: "Schizolobium parahybum":

"Árboles como el plumillo ( Schizolobium parahybum ), amargoso (Vatairea lundelii ), amate (ficus sp), jobo (Spondea mombin) y ceiba (Ceiba pentandra, son especies done anida y de las cuales también se alimentan."

Taken from:

http://www.google.com.ar/search?q=cache:gajmY_mOND0C:www.foj...


"Next on the left you will see a Gavilan (Schizolobium parahybum). This tree grows 75-120 feet and has fern like leaves that close at night! It is a deciduous with bright yellow flowers in December. It is a fairly hard and heavy wood, but cuts woody, so it is used primarily for paper pulp and sometimes for boats. "

Taken from.

http://www.rainbowcostarica.com/garden_tour2.htm

Leonardo Parachú
Local time: 02:04
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bret
11 mins
  -> ty Bret
agree  Russell Gillis: From the diverse answers, it looks like the scientific name might be best.
3 hrs
  -> ty Russell
agree  LoreAC (X)
5 hrs
  -> ty Lore
agree  Virginia Ledesma Tovar
12 hrs
  -> ty Virginia
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Schizolobium parahybum (quamwood)


Explanation:
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Note added at 2002-08-21 01:13:30 (GMT)
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QUAMWOOD

Recent projects have included surveys and collections of soils, plants, insects, amphibians and small mammals, a look at habitat selection and abundance of neotropical migrant birds, an assessment of population and genetic structure of Schizolobium parahyba (quamwood) as well as the development of field guides for trees of the ‘Mundo Maya’, a spatial analysis of forest composition and studies of parasitoid wasps on leaf miner insects.
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/science/features/lascuevas.html


The Nantucket Clipper arrives at the little port of Dangriga early this morning for a visit to the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary. Enjoy a walk along forest trails, featuring a wonderful variety of trees, such as fig, kaway, quamwood, and ceiba, which reaches heights of up to 160 feet.

http://smithsonianstudytours.org/sst/cruises/020503maya.asp

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Note added at 2002-08-21 01:13:58 (GMT)
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Tabebuia rosea (roble sabana)
Schizolobium parahybum (quamwood)
Hieronyma alchorneoides (bully tree)
Virola koschnyi (banak)
http://www.ranchomastatal.com/pages/ecology/species.html

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Note added at 2002-08-21 01:15:24 (GMT)
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... Árboles como el plumillo ( Schizolobium parahybum ), amargoso (Vatairea lundelii
), amate (ficus sp), jobo (Spondea mombin) y ceiba (Ceiba pentandra, son ...

www.ranchomastatal.com/pages/ecology/species.html

Massimo Gaido
United States
Local time: 00:04
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leonardo Parachú: well,why bot going by the scientific name after all?
5 mins
agree  Bret
10 mins
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Fern Tree


Explanation:
... In Response To: schizolobium (Diane Kelley). Hi Diane, your plant is
Schizolobium parahybum. Sometimes it is called fern tree, because ...
www.raingardens.com/bbs/index.cgi?read=3281

There is no commonly used name for the unusually named schizolobium, (Schizolobium parahybum), although it is known in Brazil as the bacurubu and in Brisbane is widely referred to as a yellow jacaranda. It has green, ferny foliage and in spring a profusion of yellow, pea-shaped flowers in spikes 30cm (12") long. This fast-growing tree originates from Brazil and Mexico and grows to about 40m (130') tall. It looks much like a cross between a yellow flowering jacaranda and a tree fern as it has ferny leaves and an umbrella shape.

Looks like the choice is yours. Apparently it goes by many names.

Bret
Local time: 23:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leonardo Parachú: well,why bot going by the scientific name after all?
1 min
  -> Thanks Leonardo.
agree  asil: I agree with Leonardo, use the scientific name in brakets
24 mins
  -> Thanks. The scientific name in brackets sounds like a good idea.
agree  Marisa_mm (X)
10 hrs
  -> Thanks Marisa.
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Yellow Jacaranda


Explanation:
"your plant is Schizolobium parahybum. Sometimes it is called fern tree, because it bears a superficial resemblance to tree ferns (though they are not related). It is a tropical tree in the legume family, resembling a giant caesalpinia or Pride of Barbados. They branch very little and when they do these grow straight up to 40', in S. Florida and Hawaii"

"Schizolobium
There is no commonly used name for the unusually named schizolobium, (Schizolobium parahybum), although it is known in Brazil as the bacurubu and in Brisbane is widely referred to as a yellow jacaranda. It has green, ferny foliage and in spring a profusion of yellow, pea-shaped flowers in spikes 30cm (12") long. This fast-growing tree originates from Brazil and Mexico and grows to about 40m (130') tall. It looks much like a cross between a yellow flowering jacaranda and a tree fern as it has ferny leaves and an umbrella shape."


--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2002-08-21 01:29:50 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

\"The city lies at the base of the Sierra Madre Mountains in a latitude more tropical than Mazatlan. Cutting through the town, the Rio Cuale flows into Banderas Bay. Pink bougainvillea and **yellow jacaranda** accent brightly the deep green palette of nature. If you walk quiet side streets, you will hear the song of caged tropical birds.

Two thirds of the city lies north of the river, including the downtown or zocalo and some prime beaches.

When strolling through town, a focal point for the eye is the Church of Guadalupe, a block off the small main plaza. On the plaza a statue honors town founder Ignacio Vallarta. The Municipal Market, with 165 shops in a building next to the river, is a good place to search for leather bags, colorful shirts and dresses, and silver jewelry. Here the local people also buy their meat, fish, and vegetables.\"


    Reference: http://www.raingardens.com/bbs/index.cgi?read=3281
Karina Pelech
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
Grading comment
Thank you very much for your extremely helpful answer. I appreciate it very much.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  lucia lu
4 hrs
  -> gracias lucia ... :o)
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