Bignoniaceae FAMILY

Tecoma capensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Tecoma capensis is an evergreen shrub or tree with a roundish crown - sometimes it develops a more or less climbing habit. It can grow from 0.5 - 10 metres tall[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of fuel. It is grown as a hedge or screen and is a prized ornamental with a showy and profuse flowering display that attracts birds and insects; it is cultivated in many gardens, parks and arboreta[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast Africa - Tanzania, Mozambique, Swaziland, S. Africa.

HabitatForest margins but more commonly along drainage lines in dense woodland. Grows well in moist areas and in dry scrub and woodland[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ].