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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.137729
Element CodePDBIG16010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderScrophulariales
FamilyBignoniaceae
GenusSpathodea
Other Common NamesAfrican tuliptree (EN)
Concept ReferenceKartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic CommentsNative to tropical Africa but extensively cultivated throughout the tropics as an ornamental and shade tree. In the Neotropics it often sets fruit and at times is spontaneous, especially in the Antilles where it is becoming established as a weedy second growth tree (Gentry, 1992).
Conservation Status
Review Date1994-04-21
Edition Date1994-04-21
Edition AuthorsBlythe, K. (TNC-LASP)
Rank ReasonsNative of Africa widely planted in tropical regions around the world. Cultivated for ornament and shade in Puerto Rico, growing in the coastal, limestone, and lower mountain regions.