Join our friendly community that shares tips and ideas for gardens, along with seeds and plants. View picture of african tulip tree, flame of the forest, fountain tree, firebell spathodea campanulata at daves garden. Scientifically it is known as spathodea campanulata. Pdf pharmacognostical and physicochemical standardization of. Description african tulip tree is a fast growing evergreen tree that can grow up to 24 m in height. Spathodea campanulata spocaoverview eppo global database. It has broadly ovalshaped leaves that are strongly veined, bronze when young and a deep, glossy green when mature. Pdf spathodea campanulata is used in traditional medicine in africa as diuretic and antiinflammatory. This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.
The plant list includes a further 4 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus spathodea. African tulip tree, rugtoora morphological characters. African tulip tree, spathodea campanulata, fire tree. These are primarily included because names of species rank are.
Pelagia research library of spathodea campanulata colour shows the ks value of 2. Large tree with a stout, tapering often somewhat buttressed trunk, branches thickish, marked with small white lenticels, subglabrous to thinly puberulent. Spathodea campanulata african tuliptree environmental. Spathodea campanulata landscape plants oregon state. The database and code is licensed under a creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 3. There are several species of spathodea but the tulip tree is quite the most striking and also the most common. Protective effect of spathodea campanulata bark against.
The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. One of the most striking of winterflowering trees found in southern florida is the african tulip tree, spathodea campanulata. This document is enh758, one of a series of the environmental horticulture department, ufifas extension. Though we endeavour to ensure correctness, plant info, its owners and employees, cannot accept responsibility for any errors in information or any losses suffered due to the use of information on this site. Extraction of natural dyes from spathodea campanulata.
Spathodea campanulata, african tulip tree, nandi flame, fountain tree, flametree, red orange inflorescence and flowers, bignoniaceae in autumn. Large image for spathodea campanulata african tuliptree. Flowers of an african tuliptree spathodea campanulata african tuliptree, spathodea campanulata. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in spathodea campanulata. The plant list includes 79 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus spathodea. In cultivation, it grows to a much shorter 2540 tall. Creative commons attributionnoncommercialsharealike 3. Watson2 introduction a native of tropical africa, this large, upright, 50 to 60foot tree has a dense, 40footwide crown and oneandonehalffootlong, pinnatelycompound, evergreen leaves composed of fourinch leaflets fig. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. The african tulip tree spathodea campanulata is an evergreen tree native to west africa. General information african tulip tree is an evergreen or semideciduous tree with a dense, bushy, oval crown. The effect of spathodea campanulata extract on acetic acid induced writhing in rats was shown table 1 and figure 1. Decoctions of the stem back of spathodea campanulata sc are currently used in rwanda to treat insulin and non insulindependent diabetics.
As an important and valuable ornamental, however, it must have a positive impact in terms of sales. Spathodea campanulata herb uses, benefits, cures, side. Pdf plants have been used as one of the important source for treating various diseases of human beings since ancient times. List of various diseases cured by spathodea campanulata. Elevational distribution and photosynthetic characteristics of the. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Bignoniaceae african tulip tree, scarlet bell tree, fountain tree origin. Although few studies have reported the mechanism of antioxidant action, this study evidenced the antioxidant activity of s. View from below looking up at flower clusters against blue sky. International research journal of pharmaceutical and. African tulip tree, scarlet bell tree, fountain tree origin. Spathodea in world checklist of selected plant families. African tulip tree spathodea campanulata richard lyons. Useful tropical plants database 2014 by ken fern, web interface by ajna fern with help from richard morris.
It contains the single species, spathodea campanulata, which is commonly known as the fountain tree, african tulip tree, flameof the forest, rudra palash, pichkari or nandi flame in different parts of the world. The large, flat clusters of velvety, bronzegreen buds and big, nectarrich, orangered flowers with yellow. The pinnate leaves grow to 40 cm 16 in long and they are bronze in color when young, turning deep glossygreen at maturity. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Different parts of spathodea campanulata such as flowers, leaves, stem, bark and roots have been reported for possessing antiinflammatory, analgesic, cytotoxic. A large image of spathodea campanulata african tuliptree from the usda plants database. Spathodea campanulata is used in traditional medicine in africa as diuretic and antiinflammatory. Spathodea campanulata images useful tropical plants. In the interest of the environment, this website was built with 100% recycled pixels. Introduction paracetamol is widely used as an analgesic and antipyretic drugbelonging to the paraaminophenol. Spathodea campanulata, commonly called african tulip tree, is a large, fastgrowing tree that is native of tropical african forests where it typically grows to as much as 80 tall. African tulip tree spathodea campanulata in the hawaiian islands. Names of spathodea campanulata in various languages of the world are also given.
Evergreen tree, usually to 4050 ft 1224 m high, rounded crown, wide spreading, often dense. African tulip tree is a large tree that can reach 50 ft in height. A slender tree, which can grow up to 30 ft but is often kept smaller in gardens. Spathodea campanulata in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Extracts of bark, leaves and flowers are used to treat malaria, hiv, diabetes mellitus, oedema, dysentery, constipation, gastrointestinal disorders, ulcers, skin diseases, wounds, fever, urethral inflammation, liver complaints and as a poison antidote. The african tulip tree spathodea campanulata beauv. However, profuse fruiting and the masses of winddispersed seeds means tha. Spathodea is a monotypic genus in the flowering plant family bignoniaceae. Spathodea campanulata african tuliptree an evergreen tropical tree that reaches 50 to 80 feet in its native lands in central africa, but is more typically seen in california much smaller at around 25 to 35 feet tall by 15 to 25 feet wide. The african tulip tree spathodea campanulata is listed as a class 3 pest by the dpi, and can no longer be sold or distributed in qld. Plants profile for spathodea campanulata african tuliptree. It has dark green compound leaves and frequently produces clusters of large, tulipshaped flowers at.
Is a tender tree susceptible to frost damage and needs drainage. The single species it contains, spathodea campanulata, is commonly known as the african tulip tree, fountain tree, pichkari or nandi flame. It is noted for producing an often extraordinary bloom of reddishorange, tuliplike flowers at the tips of branches clad with. It has been introduced throughout the tropics, and, has naturalised in many parts of the pacific. Originally from tropical africa, it is now planted in many. It favours moist habitats and will grow best in sheltered tropical areas. Pharmacognostical and physicochemical standardization of leaves of spathodea campanulata p. Journal of biogeography 34, 769778 pdf file 624 kb bito. How spathodea campanulata is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Spathodea campanulata,paracetamol, nephroprotection, gsh, lipid peroxidation. It has been nominated as among 100 of the worlds worst invaders. Spathodea campanulata at the doses of 100, 250 and 500 mgkg body weight produced a very significantp fountain tree spathodea campanulata supplied by member garden. Spathodea campanulata, african tulip tree, scarlet bell. Bark is pale, greybrown and smooth when young, but with age it.
Spathodea campanulata and the geographic variability of its moth lepidoptera communities in the new guinea and bismarck islands. Spathodea campanulata is a weed in coffee plantations in cuba herreraisla et al. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. The tree grows between 725 m 2382 ft tall and is native to tropical dry forests of africa. An example of an invasive plant causing such problems is the. Heart and butt rots are common in trees older than 20 to 25 years that have suffered mechanical or fire damage. You are viewing one of thousands of biographies click. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions. Etymology spathodea campanulata derives from the greek words spathodea meaning spathe blade, referring to the shape of the corolla and calices, while campanulata describes the bellshape of the flower. African tuliptrees spathodea campanulata, large trees red flowered that can be seen throughout the tea estates around the castlereagh lake, near. Spathodea campanulata bignoniaceae african tulip tree. General information about spathodea campanulata spoca eppo global database. This page was last edited on 9 december 2015, at 11.