Markhamia lutea (Benth.) K. Schum., 1895 (Syn:  Dolichandrone hildebrandtii Baker; Dolichandrone platycalyx Baker; Markhamia hildebrandtii (Baker) Sprague; Markhamia platycalyx (Baker) Sprague; Spathodea lutea Benth.);
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mark-AM-ee-uh — named for British botanist, … Sir Clements Robert MarkhamDave’s Botanary
LOO-tee-uh — yellowDave’s Botanary
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commonly known as: Nile trumpet, Nile tulip, siala tree, Gold Markhamia, Yellow Bell Bean Tree
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Native to: tropical Africa; also cultivated
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Description: Evergreen tree up to 15 m tall with light brown fissured bark and irregular crown; Leaves pinnate, leaflets up to 10 cm long; flowers bright yellow, trumpet-shaped, 5-6 cm long, in terminal racemes; corolla throat with orange red stripes; capsule up to 75 cm long, hanging in clusters, spirally twisted.
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TREE-FOR-ID-281210MN: Requesting for ID of  attached photo of the flower
Date/Time- 28.12.10   11 a.m.
Location- Place, Altitude,  Anand Sagar Garden, Shegaon
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type-   Cultivated
Plant Habit- Tree/ Shrub/ Climber/ Herb-   Tree
Height/Length-     15 ft.

Markhamia platycalyx, an exotic tree of Bignoniaceae


– I have seen this tree planted for avenue in Coimbatore of TN.



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Bignoniaceae tree for id 200411MK3:
Please help to id this Bignoniaceae tree planted in the roads as avenue trees of Coimbatore city, TN. Sorry for the poor pictures.

Date/Time- 15-04-2011 / 06:00 AM
Location- Place, Altitude, GPca.400asl; Coimbatore, TN
Habitat- Garden/ Urban/ Wild/ Type- urban [avenue tree]
Plant Habit-tree
Height/Length- 5-6 m
Leaves Type/ Shape/ Size- c. 50 cm; odd-pinnate
Inflorescence Type/ Size- 20 cm longer
Flowers Size/ Colour/ Calyx/ Bracts- yellow; 6 x 4 cm
Fruits Type/ Shape/ Size Seeds- flat pods; 40 – 50 cm long; 1-1.5cm wide


– This is Markhamia lutea (Benth.) K. Schum


Markhamia lutea ( common name: Gold Markhamia, Yellow Bell Bean Tree) . Native to Africa.   See the earlier postings from me.   This is a very common (street tree) in Mysore city.  In Chennai one can see this tree near Grand Sweets on Gandhinagar  4th Main Road,


–  I have been wanting to identify this tree for some time. I recently noticed this being planted as avenue trees in some areas of Trivandrum city.



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ID Request 10102011mc01:
Another ID request.


I presume this is Markhamia lutea of Bignoniaceae. Native to Africa.
Planted as avenue tree. Please wait for expert comments.


Yes, per The Plants List, Markhamia platycalyx (Baker) Sprague is a synonym of Markhamia lutea (Benth.) K.Schum.
Yet please wait for comments for the correctness of ID.



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efloraindia: 191111 BRS180:
Sharing the images of Markhamia lutea from NBNP, ANaikatti, Coimbatore
Date: Oct/Nov.2011
habitat: Garden
Habit:woody climber/tree

Yes I also photographed it yesterday from Delhi, the stipules are very large.


A common avenue tree in Mysore city. Now in full bloom.


A common avenue tree in Pune too with beautiful foliage and flowers indeed.



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Identification- Nile Tulip Tree?:

I am an amateur tree spotter, and just beginning to learn the names of some trees. Only recently started looking at the shapes of leaves 🙂
Photo taken Dec 11, 2011 at Kalyan Nagar, Bangalore, Karnataka.
This is a very common tree in Bangalore. Based on Karthikeyan’s book ‘flowering trees of Bangalore’. I feel this is a Nile tulip tree, but the flowers look different in my picture compared to Karthikeyan’s book… the leaf shape looks identical, and the description of pods matches…

Seems like Markhamia lutea belonging to the family Bignoniaceae.
Commonly known as yellow bell bean tree, it is native to Africa.
Could you post pictures of the pods as well? Please wait for experts to comment.


It is indeed Markhamia lutea. I was not knowing the name Nile Tulip tree. On search it is same Markhamia lutea Bignoniaceae.


Thanks … and … That was useful. I am attaching a picture with the pods. Once the pods dry up, they turn brown and twist like a spiral (dont have a snap of that).
I read somewhere that in Africa, elephants eat the leaves of this tree.



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mark-AM-ee-uh — named for British botanist, … Sir Clements Robert MarkhamDave’s Botanary
LOO-tee-uh — yellowDave’s Botanary
commonly known as: Nile trumpet, Nile tulip, siala tree
Native to: tropical Africa; also cultivated
References: Flowers of IndiaWikipediaNPGS / GRIN
in garden of a resort at Maharashtra on 10 APR 09

The photographs are too good


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Bignoniaceae Week ::Markhamia lutea from Coimbatore BRS 8:
Sharing the images of Markhamia lutea from Coimbatore.



Markhamia was names in the honor of botanist C. Robert Markham (1830-1916), who worked in India.
Evergreen small tree of 4-5 m in height in culture, although reaches more than 10 ms in its zones of origin.
Leaves, of 20-30 cm in length, normally arranged in groups in the ends of the branches.
Flowers in terminal clusters. They trumpet shaped, yellow in color, with orange-reddish spots in the throat. They measure 5-6 cm in length.
Fruit is a capsule, of up to 70 cm in length, with abundant winged seeds. It is propagated by seeds.

A very complete upload with details.



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Bignoniaceae week :: Nonnatives : SMP :Markhamia lutea : Pune:
Markhamia lutea



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Bignoniaceae Week: Markhamia lutea from Delhi:
Markhamia lutea (Benth.) K. Schum., H. G. A. Engler & K. A. E. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 4(3b):242. 1895

Syn: Spathodea lutea Benth.
Evergreen tree up to 15 m tall with light brown fissured bark and irregular crown; Leaves pinnate, leaflets up to 10 cm long; flowers bright yellow, trumpet-shaped, 5-6 cm long, in terminal racemes; corolla throat with orange red stripes; capsule up to 75 cm long, hanging in clusters, spirally twisted.
Photographed from Vikas Puri Park in Delhi.


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Bignoniaceae Week :: Markhamia lutea : Markhamia : Delhi : 100113 : AK:
Seen this tree in Garden of Five Senses, Delhi during a visit.
A cultivated, garden tree.



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Secunderabad, A.P. on 25/5/08; Pune Maharashtra in Sep 2008; in Sunder Nursery, Delhi– Sept’09?; smriti van Jaipur– 16.3.2008; in Chennai– June’10; on 13.11.10 at Telecom Lay Out, Bogadi Road, Mysore;

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Bignoniaceae: Markhamia lutea: 3 high res. images.
Markhamia lutea photographed from Banaswadi Railway station near, Karnataka on 14/02/2024



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