African Tulip Tree

African Tulip Tree, African Tuliptree, African-Tuliptree, Amapola, Ap, Fa'apasi, Fireball, Firebell, Flame of the Forest, Flame Tree, Flame-Of-The-Forest, Fountain Tree, Indian Cedar, Ko'i'i, Mata Ko'i'l, Mimi, Orsachel Kui, Patiti Vai, Rarningobchey, ...

Originally from Equatorial Africa, the evergreen African tulip tree can be found abundantly in Suriname; it is a spectacular flowering tree.
It is a fast-growing, about 80' tall, ever-blooming tree. The wood is known to be very soft and brittle.

( African Tulip Tree )
Open and branched, evergreen tree from forest areas of Africa. Leaves are pinnate and made up of oval to oblong, leathery, dark green leaflets.

African Tulip Tree - Hardy in zones 10 through 11. This tree prefers full sun and rich, moist soil. It will provide hundreds of reddish-orange blooms each year.
Flowering Quince - Hardy in zones 4 through 9.

African tulip tree
Spathodea campanulata
Scientific Name
Spathodea campanulata P. Beauv.

African Tulip Tree
Stereospermum chelonoides
Bignonia chelonoides, Bignonia suaveolens, Stereospermum suaveolens ...

An African tulip tree in bloom at Miami's Fairchild Tropical Garden.
Description
This is a large upright tree with glossy deep green pinnate leaves and glorious orange scarlet flowers.

Spathodea campanulata
Family: Bignoniaceae
African tulip tree
Origin: Uganda ...

Spathodea - Spathodea Trees
Spathodea campanulata - African Tulip Tree ...

See also: Tulip Tree, May, Tulip, Spathodea campanulata, Campanula