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Spathodea campanulata
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Photo: Bart Wursten
National Botanic Garden, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
National Botanic Garden, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
National Botanic Garden, Harare
Photo: Petra Ballings
Gardiner Farm, Arcturus
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| Synonyms: |
Bignonia tulipifera Thonn. Spathodea danckelmaniana Büttner |
| Common names: | African flame tree (English) African tulip tree (English) Fountain tree (English) Nandi flame (English) |
| Frequency: | Common |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Tree, to 20 m. Leaves 1-pinnate, imparipinnate, opposite, large (to 50 cm long); leaflets ovate to elliptic. Flowers orange to red. Calyx spathaceous, densely hairy. Corolla lobes ± undulate. Fruit a capsule, 15 - 30 cm, fusiform, held erect. Seeds winged. |
| Notes: | Although it is a very commonly planted street tree in Zimbabwe, there is only one record of it being naturalised, namely at Aberfoyle in the Eastern districts. |
| Derivation of specific name: | campanulata: campanulate, referring to the shape of the corolla. |
| Habitat: | Edge of forest |
| Altitude range: (metres) | 840 m |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Tropical Africa |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | E |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Sunday 13 May 2007 |
| Literature: |
Bailey, L.H. (1949). Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York. Pages 906 - 907. Diniz, M.A. (1988). Bignoniaceae Flora Zambesiaca 8(3) Page 62. |
Other sources of information about Spathodea campanulata:
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Flora of Mozambique: Spathodea campanulataFlora of Mozambique: cultivated Spathodea campanulata
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Spathodea campanulata
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Spathodea campanulataAfrican Plant Database: Spathodea campanulata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Spathodea campanulata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Spathodea campanulata
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Spathodea campanulata
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iNaturalist: Spathodea campanulata
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Spathodea campanulata
JSTOR Plant Science: Spathodea campanulata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Spathodea campanulata
Plants of the World Online: Spathodea campanulata
Tropicos: Spathodea campanulata
Wikipedia: Spathodea campanulata
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