Tree Fuchsia
Schotia brachypetala
About Tree Fuchsia
Schotia brachypetala, the weeping boer-bean, is a leguminous flowering tree in the family Fabaceae (bean family/pod-bearing family/legumes) and the subfamily Detarioideae. The woodland tree is native to Africa south of the Zambezi River, where it occurs at middle altitudes. It is well-suited as shade or ornamental tree in warmer regions, and is consequently widely cultivated in gardens and parks. It is named for the copious nectar that drips from its flowers, which attracts various species of birds and insects. It is known by various other names, including tree fuchsia, African greenheart and African walnut.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Schotia brachypetala
- Genus
- Schotia
- Family
- CAESALPINIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree Key identification features : A handsome medium sized tree with spreading branches. Leaves pinnately compound. Flowers in dense clusters, scarlet red with exserted stamens. The flowers produce copious amounts of nectar which overflows and drips or weeps from the flowers
- Native to
- South Africa
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-June
Caesalpiniaceae
Senna family
Tree Fuchsia belongs to the Caesalpiniaceae family.
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