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Markhamia lutea (Benth.) K. Schum. [family BIGNONIACEAE]

Date Updated: 5 February 2007

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Markhamia lutea (Benth.) K. Schum. [family BIGNONIACEAE], l.c. (1895); Sprague in F.T.A. 4, 2: 525; Kew Bull. 1919: 311. Spathodea lutea Benth. [family BIGNONIACEAE], in FlNigrit461 (1844); AChevBot486; AubrévFlForCIv., ed2, 3: 246, t1343, fig8; FlForSoud.-Guin499.
Information
A shrub or tree 15-30 ft. high with finely scaly branchlets becoming glabrous, and yellow flowers marked with purple, over 2 in. long in terminal and axillary corymbose panicles, and long narrow falcate fruits 1 1/2-3 ft. long with seeds 1 1/4 in. long, including the hyaline wing at each end.
Distribution
Ghana: Brown 393! Anum Plumpire 38! Odumase (fr. Jan.) Irvine 1932! Senchi Ferry (Oct.) Morton!S. Nig.: Abeokuta (fr. Dec.) Olorunfemi FHI 40321![Br.] Cam.: Preuss 436! Victoria Kalbreyer 33! Buea (Mar.) Maitland 475! 572! (fr. Feb.) Dalz. 3237! Johann-Albrechtshöhe Staudt 486!F. Po: (fl. Mar., Nov., Dec., fr. Nov.) T. Vogel 60!

Date Updated: 5 February 2007

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Markhamia lutea (Benth.) K. Schum. [family BIGNONIACEAE], l.c. (1895); Sprague in F.T.A. 4, 2: 525; Kew Bull. 1919: 311. Spathodea lutea Benth. [family BIGNONIACEAE], in FlNigrit461 (1844); AChevBot486; AubrévFlForCIv., ed2, 3: 246, t1343, fig8; FlForSoud.-Guin499.
Information
A shrub or tree 15-30 ft. high with finely scaly branchlets becoming glabrous, and yellow flowers marked with purple, over 2 in. long in terminal and axillary corymbose panicles, and long narrow falcate fruits 1 1/2-3 ft. long with seeds 1 1/4 in. long, including the hyaline wing at each end.
Distribution
Ghana: Brown 393! Anum Plumpire 38! Odumase (fr. Jan.) Irvine 1932! Senchi Ferry (Oct.) Morton!S. Nig.: Abeokuta (fr. Dec.) Olorunfemi FHI 40321![Br.] Cam.: Preuss 436! Victoria Kalbreyer 33! Buea (Mar.) Maitland 475! 572! (fr. Feb.) Dalz. 3237! Johann-Albrechtshöhe Staudt 486!F. Po: (fl. Mar., Nov., Dec., fr. Nov.) T. Vogel 60!

Date Updated: 5 February 2007

Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 2,
Names
Markhamia lutea (Benth.) K. Schum. [family BIGNONIACEAE], l.c. (1895); Sprague in F.T.A. 4, 2: 525; Kew Bull. 1919: 311. Spathodea lutea Benth. [family BIGNONIACEAE], in FlNigrit461 (1844); AChevBot486; AubrévFlForCIv., ed2, 3: 246, t1343, fig8; FlForSoud.-Guin499.
Information
A shrub or tree 15-30 ft. high with finely scaly branchlets becoming glabrous, and yellow flowers marked with purple, over 2 in. long in terminal and axillary corymbose panicles, and long narrow falcate fruits 1 1/2-3 ft. long with seeds 1 1/4 in. long, including the hyaline wing at each end.
Distribution
Ghana: Brown 393! Anum Plumpire 38! Odumase (fr. Jan.) Irvine 1932! Senchi Ferry (Oct.) Morton!S. Nig.: Abeokuta (fr. Dec.) Olorunfemi FHI 40321![Br.] Cam.: Preuss 436! Victoria Kalbreyer 33! Buea (Mar.) Maitland 475! 572! (fr. Feb.) Dalz. 3237! Johann-Albrechtshöhe Staudt 486!F. Po: (fl. Mar., Nov., Dec., fr. Nov.) T. Vogel 60!
Markhamia lutea (Benth.) K. Schum. [family BIGNONIACEAE]
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