Spathodea campanulata, the sole species in its genus, is commonly known as the African tulip tree or Nandi flame, a tree growing between 7 and 25 metres tall that is native to the tropical dry forests of Africa and was first identified by Europeans in 1787 on the Gold Coast. Widely planted as an ornamental throughout the tropics for its showy, bell-shaped reddish-orange or crimson flowers, it has been named among the hundred worst invasive species in the world.
Facts
Classification
DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleInvasive or Introduced Species 1 Living or ExtinctDerived from this species' own Conservation Status: this atlas's IUCN category list has no Extinct value, so a set conservation-status is itself evidence of living status (w-bfill-g5-0924 browse backfill). Identification
Distinguishing AppearanceLarge flamboyant reddish-orange flowers with approximately five petals 1 Scientific Name Conservation Status Connections
In Biome
Source Spathodea campanulata - Wikipedia
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Angola, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Australia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Bangladesh, found in there.
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Central African Republic, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Chad, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Comoros, found in there.
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Cuba, found in there.
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- Also in Geography Atlas: East Africa, found in there.
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- Also in Geography Atlas: El Salvador, found in there.
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Fiji, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Gabon, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Gambia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Guatemala, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Guinea, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Guinea-Bissau, found in there.
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- Also in Geography Atlas: India, found in there.
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Kenya, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Liberia, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Myanmar, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Nigeria, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: North America, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Rwanda, found in there.
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- Also in Geography Atlas: Senegal, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sierra Leone, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Sri Lanka, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Tanzania, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Togo, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Uganda, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Vanuatu, found in there.
Sources
1. Spathodea campanulata - Wikipedia
Taxobox, scientific classification
Spathodea campanulata
Infobox, Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Description
large flamboyant reddish-orange flowers that have approximately five petals
lead sentence (diet), EntityId 286041
Spathodea is a genus in the plant family Bignoniaceae.
- In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Wikipedia intro: "rican tulip tree or the Nandi Flame. The tree grows between 7?25 m (23?82 ft) tall and is native to tropical dry forests of Africa. It has been nominated as amo..."
View the Source2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
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