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Common names: | Yellow bells (English) Yellow elder (English) Yellow trumpet flower (English) |
Frequency: | Rare |
Status: | Introduced |
Description: |
Evergreen shrub or small tree, to 7 m. Leaflets 5-13, sharply serrate, sessile. Flowers bright yellow. Capsule 12-20 cm. |
Notes: | Introduced as a garden ornamental and it is very commonly grown in Harare gardens. It is occasionally found growing in a semi-naturalised state. Plants, such as those found at Cleveland Dam, most likely originate from a planted specimen but they seem to have successsfully multiplied to form a small localised population. |
Derivation of specific name: | |
Habitat: | In woodland and on roadsides |
Altitude range: (metres) | |
Flowering time: | Dec - Apr |
Worldwide distribution: | Southern Florida to the West Indies and South America |
Zimbabwe distribution: | C |
Growth form(s): | Tree, shrub over 2 m. |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: | Saturday 7 October 2006 |
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