Spathodea campanulata
COMMON NAME | African tuliptree |
TYPE | Tree |
FAMILY | Bignoniaceae |
NOTES | A large, fast-growing
tree that is native of tropical African forests where it typically grows to
as much as 80' tall, but In cultivation, it grows to a much shorter 40' tall.
It is noted for producing an often extraordinary bloom of reddish-orange,
tulip-like flowers at the tips of branches.
Flowers give way to greenish brown seed pods (to 8" long), each
of which contains about 500 papery seeds with transparent winglets. Pods
split open when ripe to release abundant seed to the wind. African tulip tree
is considered to be an aggressive and invasive spreader in many tropical
areas where it has been introduced. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Tropical Africa |
NATIVE HABITAT | Tropical dry forests |
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