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African Tulip Tree

Spathodea campanulata

Description:

One of the world's most spectacular flowering trees, African tulip tree is a large upright tree with glossy deep green pinnate leaves and glorious orange scarlet flowers. It may grow to 80 ft on an ideal site, but most specimens are much smaller.

Habitat:

village near rain forest

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2 Comments

NuwanChathuranga
NuwanChathuranga 9 years ago

Hema, I haven't had a chance to smell, they ware high up in the canopy

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 9 years ago

Does this have a sulphur like smell?

NuwanChathuranga
Spotted by
NuwanChathuranga

Sri Lanka

Spotted on Nov 9, 2014
Submitted on Nov 13, 2014

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