Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

African tulip tree

Spathodea campanulata

Spanish: Tulipán africano

African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata)
Photographed by symbiiotica on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

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. Most often recorded in Mar, Dec.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Lamiales › Bignoniaceae
Local records2 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records24,267 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2022 – 2024
Months recorded near La Saladita
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Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “African tulip tree (Spathodea campanulata) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/spathodea-campanulata/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.