Common name
English: Judas tree
German: Judasbaum
Portuguese: Árvore-de-Judas, Olaia
English: Judas tree
German: Judasbaum
Portuguese: Árvore-de-Judas, Olaia
Kingdom: Plantae (2603)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2500)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2115)
Order: Fabales (238)
Family: Fabaceae (238)(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 IPNILiterature