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African tulip tree (436) Print Fact Sheet

Relates to: Weeds

Summary

Common Name

African tulip tree; it is also known as fireball, or flame of the forest.

Scientific Name

Spathodea campanulata. It is a member of the Bignoniaceae.


AUTHORS Grahame Jackson & Aradhana Deesh
1Information from Warea Orapa (2017) Impact and management of invasive alien plants in Pacific island communities. In: Ellison CA, Sankaran KV, Murphy ST (eds) Invasive Alien plants. CAB International. (https://www.cabi.org/ISC/FullTextPDF/2017/20173322107.pdf); and African tulip tree Spathodea companulata. Brisbane City Council weed identification tool. (https://weeds.brisbane.qld.gov.au/weeds/african-tulip-tree); and Weeds of Australia, Biosecurity Queensland Edition. Queensland Government. (https://keyserver.lucidcentral.org/weeds/data/media/Html/spathodea_campanulata.htm); and from Spathodea campanulata (African tulip tree) (2019). CABI Invasive Species Compendium. (https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/51139). Photos 1,3&5 Forest and Kim Starr, Starr Environmental, Bugwood.org. Photo 4 Joy Viola, Northeastern University, Bugwood.org. Photo 6 Tony Pernas, USDI National Park Service, Bugwood.org.

Produced with support from the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research under project HORT/2016/185: Responding to emerging pest and disease threats to horticulture in the Pacific islands, implemented by the University of Queensland and the Secretariat of the Pacific Community.



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