Category: Brownea

Brownea grandiceps Jacq. (syn: Brownea amplibracteata Pittier; Brownea araguensis Pittier; Brownea ariza Lindl. & Paxton; Hermesias grandiceps (Jacq.) Kuntze); Brownea grandiceps is a species of tree in the family Fabaceae. Its common names include the rose of Venezuela and the scarlet flame bean. It originated in South America but is now widely grown as a […]

Brownea crawfordii W. Watson, Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 9:398. 1891 ?;      ID Confirmation Request_Scarlet Flame Bean(Brownea coccinea) from Kolkata :: 13022014-DC-Feb-02 : 7 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (4). This tree in bloom at AHSI Garden, Kolkata looks Scarlet Flame Bean (Brownea coccinea) to me. Photographed on 09.02.2014. ID confirmation is requested. Brownea […]

Brownea ariza Benth. (syn: Brownea princeps Linden; Hermesias ariza Kuntze);   ID pls : Attachments (3). 12 posts by 8 authors. the plant was clicked from bangalore during my recent trip (24th August-30th August, 2010). it was drizzling and the temperature was around 24-25 degree C. the branches bore a brown felt and the leaves were […]

Brownea coccinea Jacq. (syn. Brownea aroensis Pittier; Brownea guaraba Pittier; Brownea guaramaco Pittier; Brownea longiflora Pittier; Brownea speciosa Rchb.; Brownea superba Pittier; Hermesias coccinea (Jacq.) Kuntze; Hermesias speciosa (Rchb.) Kuntze); . BROW-nee-uh — named for Patrick Browne, Irish botanist and author kok-SIN-ee-uh — red . commonly known as: brownea, cooper hoop, rose of Venezuela, scarlet flame […]