Mazhar Botanic Garden

Newbouldia laevis (P.Beauv.) See m. ex Bureau

Boundary tree

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000887
English name: Boundary tree
Native: West and central Africa
Country: Cameroon Gabon Senegal West and Central Africa
(PGR): Very rare

Monotypic genus, Evergreen tree grow up to 8-18 m tall leaves dark green, compound, leaflets lanceolate, semi-glossy flowers fragrant, tubular, mauve to pink podes slender brown-flushed, seeds papers

Ornamental tree. Hedge.  Medicine.

Spathodea laevis Palisot de Beaivois, Newbouldia pentandra (Hooker) Seemann

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Texture: Chalk Lime rich soils Loam Sandy
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Moderately well drained Well drained
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Seeds - cuttings
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 5.5- 7.5
Status: Very rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Medicinal Ornamental Timber
Plant Populations density: Rare
Vegetation types: Evergreen tree
pH: Mild acid Mild alkaline Neutral

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