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  • African tulip tree, 1 of 6
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    (c) squirrelwatcher019, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • African tulip tree, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) 周明煌, all rights reserved

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    (c) Juan Manuel de Roux, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) pierre casiez, all rights reserved

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    (c) sulan473, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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    (c) Cédric de Foucault, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

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African tulip tree

Spathodea campanulata

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Spathodea is a monotypic genus in the flowering plant family Bignoniaceae. The single species it contains, Spathodea campanulata, is commonly known as the African tuliptree, fountain tree, pichkari or Nandi flame. The tree grows between 7–25 m (23–82 ft) tall and is native to tropical dry forests of Africa. It has been nominated as among 100 of the "World's Worst" invaders.

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