7742.000 Spathodea P. Beauv.

Bailey, L.H. (1949) Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York.

Description of the genus

Trees. Leaves opposite or in whorls, imparipinnate. Inflorescence of terminal corymbose racemes. Flowers orange-red. Calyx spathaceous, splitting open on one side to reveal the corolla. Corolla campanulate, ventricose, slightly 2-lipped. Stamens 4. Fruit an oblong capsule tapering at both ends; erect (in ours).

Derivation of name: spathe-like (Greek) referring to the spathaceous calyx.

Worldwide: 1 species in tropical Africa

Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon.

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Species	Content
campanulata P. Beauv. subsp. nilotica (Seem.) Bidgood	Description, Image

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Spathodea
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