ZZ Markhamia lutea
(Benth.) K. Schum.
Nile tulip, Nile trumpet
What to Eat
Edible parts: Medicine
Where to Find It
It is a tropical plant.
Africa, Central Africa, Congo DR, Côte d'Ivoire, East Africa, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda,
Countries: Angola, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Benin, Botswana, Congo (DRC), Central African Republic, Congo (Republic), Cote d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Djibouti, Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Comoros, Liberia, Lesotho, Libya, Morocco, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Sudan, Sierra Leone, Senegal, Somalia, South Sudan, Sao Tome & Principe, Eswatini, Chad, Togo, Tunisia, Tanzania, Uganda, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
How to Identify
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.
How to Grow
Plants can be grown from seed.
Medicinal Uses
Used medicinally in traditional practice.
Names & Synonyms
Dolichandrone hildebrandtii BakerMarkhamia platycalyx (Baker) Seem.Spathodea lutea Benth.and others
References (1)
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
