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Family: Bignoniaceae	Genus: Markhamia	Species: Markhamia lutea (Benth.) K.Schum.

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Dolichandrone hildebrandtii Baker, Markhamia platycalyx (Baker) Sprague, Spathodea lutea Benth., Markhamia hildebrandtii (Baker) Sprague	Flower Color	Yellow - Orange
Common Name		Flower Type	Raceme
English / Trade Name	Markhamia, Siala	Flowering Period	April-June
Vernacular /Local Name	Lasambia	Fruiting Period	July-Sept
Altitude	900-2000 m	Fruit Type	Capsule
Habit	Tree	Fruit Details	Fruit very long, thin, brown capsules. seed with transparent wings, 2.5 cm long and yellow-whitish when mature.
Habitat	Common in the lake basins and highland areas	Bark Type	Fissured
Distribution	Native of Africa	Bark Details	Bark light brown with fine vertical fissures.
Distribution in chandigarh	Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Compound
		Leaf Arrangement	Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Pinnate
Description of Species	Evergreen tree up to 10-15 m high, with a narrow, irregular crown. Bark light brown with fine vertical fissures. Leaves compound, often in bunches, thin and wavy, each leaflet up to 10 cm, wider at the tip, often with round outgrowths at the base. Flower buds yellow-green and furry, splitting down 1 side as flower emerges. Flowers bright yellow, in showy terminal clusters, each trumpet shaped, to 6 cm long, with 5 frilly lobes, the throat striped with orange-red. Fruit very long, thin, brown capsules. seed with transparent wings, yellow-whitish when mature.	Leaf Details	Leaves compound, often in bunches, thin and wavy, each leaflet up to 10 cm, wider at the tip, often with round outgrowths at the base. Flower buds yellow-green and furry, splitting down 1 side as flower emerges

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