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African Tulip Tree

பாசடி மரம்

Spathodea campanulata

Least concern Introduced

African Tulip Tree
Forest & Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0

Overview

Spathodea is a genus in the plant family Bignoniaceae. The single species it contains, Spathodea campanulata, is commonly known as the African 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 among 100 of the "World's Worst" invaders.

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  1. Wikipedia (EN): Spathodea — CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (TA): பாசடி மரம் — CC BY-SA 4.0