African Tulip Tree
The national flower:Gabon, The world's three major tropical flowering trees
- Flower nameAfrican Tulip Tree
- Scientific nameSpathodea campanulata
- AliasAfrican Tulip Tree, Fountain Tree, 火焔木
- Place of originAfrica
- Place of floweringBotanical Gardens, Subtropical region, Okinawa, Streets, Planting
- Flowering seasonMarch, April, May, June, July, August
- Language of flowersReputation
What is African Tulip Tree
African Tulip Tree (scientific name:Spathodea campanulata) is the evergreen tree of the Bignoniaceae Department Spathodea genus native to Africa. It is also called called African Tulip Tree.Extend the inflorescence from the tip of the branch and put a tulip shaped flower like red in red. Flower which blooms all year round in warmer areas such as Hawaii. On the other kind of red flowers, yellow flower species. After the flower prefix length 20 cm fruit.
The world's three major tropical flowering trees
All are used as street trees on Maui.African tulip tree(Spathodea campanulata)
Jacaranda(Jacaranda mimosifolia)
Royal Poinciana or Flamboyant(Delonix regia)
Common name: African Tulip Tree,Scientific name:Spathodea campanulata ,National Flower: Gabon, Other name:Spathodea, Fountain Tree,Flame-of-the-forest,Nandi Flame, Origin:Palisot Beauvois (Gold Coast, Africa) ,Tree height: 10 to 25 m, leaf shape: feathery compound leaf, leaf color: light green → dark green, radiation generic flower, joint venture flower, inflorescence: scattered inflorescence, inflorescence length: 7 to 8 cm, flower shape: bell shape, flowering period: 3 Medium by hummingbirds, fruit type: podiform, fruit length: 20 cm, fruit shape: yellow in the center, white around the periphery, and disk-shaped with its surroundings transparent, Uses: Park Tree ,Roadside tree.





























