Radermachera xylocarpa K.Schum.

Species

Angiosperms > Lamiales > Bignoniaceae > Radermachera

Characteristics

A tree. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 5-10 m tall. The bark is grey, soft and scaly. The leaves are opposite and with leaflets along the stalk. The leaves are 25-100 cm long. There are 3-9 leaflets that are 5-8 cm long. They have a rounded base and sharp tip. The flowers are in dense panicles at the ends of branches. They are white. The flowers are 4-6 cm long and funnel shaped. The fruit are capsules up to 1 m long and 5 cm wide. They are curved and woody. The sedds are 1.5 cm long and have wings.
Life form
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 6.5 - 9.0
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Forests at elevations up to 1,200 metres. Dry deciduous forests.
More
A tropical plant. It grows in dry deciduous forest.
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Usage

The tender fruits are eaten as a vegetable.
Uses material medicinal wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Skin diseases (leaf), Skin diseases (plant exudate), Astringents (root), Antiseptic (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified), Skin (unspecified), Anti-infective agents, local (unspecified), Skin diseases (wood)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Radermachera xylocarpa unspecified picture

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:110528-1
WFO ID wfo-0000778750
COL ID 99SWL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Stereospermum xylocarpum Bignonia xylocarpa Radermachera xylocarpa Spathodea xylocarpa Tecoma xylocarpa