Spachea perforata
Spachea perforata
the national flower of St. Vincent and the Grenadine
Location: Illust:Yuki @Kagiken (Science&Technology Inst.co.,Tokyo )
- Flower nameSpachea perforata
- Scientific nameSpachea perforata
- AliasSoufriere Tree
- Place of originPanama to northern Brazil, Cuba, and Trinidad and Tobago
- Place of floweringOrchard, Ornamental plants
- Flowering seasonApril, May, June, July, August, September
What is Spachea perforata
Soufriere Tree (scientific name: Spachea perforata) is a tropical evergreen shrub of the Spachea species of the Malpighiaceae family, native to Panama to northern Brazil, Cuba, and Trinidad and Tobago. It is found in moist forests. It is the national flower of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and is honored as the "Jewel of St. Vincent and the Antilles.
Common name: Soufriere Tree, scientific name: Spachea perforata, leaf shape: lanceolate to lanceolate, leaf length: 5-10 cm, leaf width: 2.5 cm, inflorescence Form: pendant clusters, inflorescence length: 5-7.5 cm, Propagation: cuttings.
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyMalpighiaceae
- GenusSpachea
- SpeciesS. perforata
- Type of flowerRadial symmetrical flower
- Array of flowerCaudal inflorescence
- Petal shapeFive-petal
- Leaf typeInverted lanceolate
- Edge of the leafEntire
- Life typeTropical Evergreen shrub
- Flower colorsPink
- Colors of the leavesGreen
- Fruit color
- Height200.0 ~ 300.0 cm
- Diameter of flower1.0 ~ 2.0 cm
