Spathodea campanulata P. Beauv.
subsp. nilotica (Seem.) Bidgood
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National Botanic Garden, Harare
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National Botanic Garden, Harare
Photo: Bart Wursten
National Botanic Garden, Harare
Photo: Petra Ballings
Gardiner Farm, Arcturus
Photo: Bart Wursten
In disturbed forest above the SDH CHA Sarl Tea Estates, Gurue, Mozambique
Photo: Bart Wursten
In disturbed forest above the SDH CHA Sarl Tea Estates, Gurue, Mozambique
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Synonyms:
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Bignonia tulipifera Thonn. Spathodea danckelmaniana Büttner Spathodea nilotica Seem.
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Common names:
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African flame tree (English)
African tulip tree (English)
Fountain tree (English)
Nandi flame (English)
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Frequency:
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Status:
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Introduced and naturalised. |
Description:
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Tree, to 20 m. Leaves 1-pinnate, imparipinnate, opposite, large (to 50 cm long); leaflets ovate to elliptic, densely hairy. Flowers orange to red. Calyx spathaceous, densely hairy. Corolla lobes ± undulate. Fruit a capsule, 15 - 30 cm, fusiform, held erect. Seeds winged. |
Type location:
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Notes:
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One record of this species as naturalised in Zambezia province. |
Derivation of specific name:
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campanulata: campanulate, referring to the shape of the corolla; nilotica: from the valley of the Nile. |
Habitat:
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In a forest clearing |
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Worldwide distribution:
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West Africa to Ethiopia and Rwanda. |
National distribution:
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Growth form(s):
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Tree.
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Endemic status:
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Spot characters:
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Display spot characters for this species |
Images last updated: |
Tuesday 21 July 2009 |
Literature:
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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.
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Copyright:
Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2007-25
Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M.
(2025).
Flora of Mozambique: Species information: Spathodea campanulata subsp. nilotica. https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=164250, retrieved 2 April 2025
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