Peltophorum (Vogel) Benth., J. Bot. 2 (1840) 75, nom. cons.; Polhill & J.E. Vidal in Polhill & Raven (eds.), Adv. Leg. Syst. (1981) 90; Watson & Dallwitz, Gen. Leg.-Caesalp. (1983) 47; Hou, Larsen & Larsen, Fl. Malesiana 12 (1996) 650.
Caesalpinia sect. Peltophorum Vogel, Linnaea 11 (1837) 406.
Type species: Caesalpinia dubia Spreng. [= Peltophorum dubium (Spreng.) Taub.].
Baryxylum Lour., Pl. Cochinch. (1790) 266, nom. rejic.
Type species: Baryxylum rufum Lour.