Candle Tree
Parmentiera cereifera
About Candle Tree
Parmentiera cereifera, the candle tree, is a species of tree in the family Bignoniaceae. It is endemic to Panama, but it is also a commonly cultivated specimen in botanical gardens. This tree grows up to 6 m tall. The leaves are arranged oppositely, each made up of three leaflets. They are borne on winged petioles up to 5 cm long. The flower is solitary or borne in a cluster of up to four. The five-lobed corolla is greenish white. The fruit is a taper-shaped berry up to 60 cm long. The record is 120 cm long while only 2.5 cm wide. It is green, ripening yellow, and waxy in texture. The fleshy fruit is edible.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Parmentiera cereifera
- Genus
- Parmentiera
- Family
- BIGNONIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree Key identification features : Bark rough; leaves with winged petiole, leaflets-3. Flowers bell shaped. Fruits cylindrical, pendant, borne on the trunk
- Native to
- Panama
- Flowering & fruiting
- November
Local Names
- Bengali
- মোমবাতি গাছ
- Tamil
- மெழுகுவர்த்தி மரம்
- Malayalam
- മെഴുകുതിരി മരം
Bignoniaceae
Trumpet vine family
Candle Tree belongs to the Bignoniaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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