Leopard Tree

This Leopard tree is in a neighbour's yard. The photo only shows the bark, that gives the tree its name. It has a lovely canopy of fine leaves. It is a tree from Brazil and has yellow flowers and is supposed to be deciduous but we have mild winters and it has not lost any leaves yet.
BBright yellow flowers held on the ends of stems, bark is a dappled grey through brown, giving the tree the appearance of a leopard, hence the name. Develops relatively large shiny seed pods