Cercis siliquastrum L.

English: Judas tree

German: Judasbaum

Portuguese: Árvore-de-Judas, Olaia

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Fabales (241)

        Family: Fabaceae (241)(family description)

          Genus: Cercis (1)

            Epithet: siliquastrum L. (1)

Synonym: Siliquastrum orbicularis Moench

orbicularis => round or circular

siliquastrum => from siliqua - lat. legume seed pod

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: tree

Flower colour: violet

Check for Cercis siliquastrum at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [413] International Legume Database & Information Service
• [496] Cercis siliquastrum - Plants For A Future database

• [38] Burnie, D. (2007): Mediterrane Wildpflanzen. Naturbibliothek, Dorling Kindersley Verlag, München, Germany.
• [3] González, G.L. (2004): Guia de los árboles y arbustos de la Península Iberica y Baleares. Mundi-Prensa Libros, Madrid, Spain.
• [11] Schönfelder, I. and Schönfelder, P. (1999): Die Kosmos-Mittelmeerflora. Franckh-Kosmos, Stuttgart, Germany.