Tree Fuchsia
Schotia brachypetala
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- South Africa
- Flowering
- March-June
How to identify Tree Fuchsia
Identify Tree Fuchsia by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Copious nectar attracting birds (tree fuchsia).
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk).
- Confirm flower colour: Red.
- Confirm fruit type: Legume.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-June.
- Confirm it sits within the Caesalpiniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Tree Fuchsia.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Schotia brachypetala
- Genus
- Schotia
- Family
- Caesalpiniaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- South Africa
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-June
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Tree Fuchsia itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Redrecorded
- Fruit type
- LegumerecordedA dry pod that splits open along two seams (typical of the pea/bean family).“The fruit is a hard, woody pod about 15 cm long that splits on the tree releasing the seeds, each attached by a yellow aril.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Tree Fuchsia itself; the rest are typical of the Caesalpiniaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Tree Fuchsia
Tree Fuchsia (Schotia brachypetala) is a tree in the Caesalpiniaceae family. It is native to South Africa. Flowering and fruiting run from March to June.
Uses
It is planted as an ornamental and valued as a shade and avenue tree.
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Tree Fuchsia belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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