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African Tulip Tree

Flowering Plants

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
Living or Extinct
Yes 1
Derived 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 Appearance
Large flamboyant reddish-orange flowers with approximately five petals 1
Scientific Name
Spathodea campanulata 1
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
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
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