Medicinal
A shrub or small tree. It grows about 5-10 m tall. The trunk is 50 cm across. The young branches are finely scaly. The leaves are 20-30 cm long. The flowers are yellow with purple marks. They are 5 cm long. They are in clusters at the ends of branches. The fruit are long and narrow. They are 0.5-1 m long. The seeds are 3 cm long and have wings at both ends.
It is a tropical plant.
Common Names : Nile tulip, Nile trumpet,
Synonyms :
Dolichandrone hildebrandtii Baker;
Markhamia platycalyx (Baker) Seem.;
Spathodea lutea Benth.;
and others