What tree is this? Native to Puerto Rico

8 years ago

I collected seed from the parent tree in Puerto Rico. The seed was surrounded by a white flaky disk about the size of a quarter. The tree does well in a pot here in South Georgia, although some of the leaves are beginning to darken, probably due to the cool weather. I keep it in the greenhouse in the Winter. Anyone know what this is?

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RugbyHukr

8 years ago

Leaves look like Spathodea campanulata.

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Embothrium
8 years ago
Sorry, not enough descriptive information.
dickmarti14
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8 years ago
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dickmarti14
Original Author
8 years ago
Thanks! The pictures of the seeds look exactly like what I collected. And I see that the tree is actually native to Africa, not Puerto Rico.
ken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
8 years ago
why did you presume.. just because it is growing in PR.. it was native there ...???

were you presuming.. or did someone lead you down a false path ... which you forwarded to us???

and dont get me wrong.. not complaining ... i just notice.. that a lot of newbs.. tend to throw around a lot of terms.. and i never know if they are using them properly ... e.g. a post in the annuals forum for HARDY annuals ... which is a contradiction of terms ... hardy implying they overwinter ... annual meaning they wont ...

again.. just a curiosity ...

ken
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
8 years ago
If we are going to start discussing terminology, Ken, 'hardy annual' is not a contradiction in terms. It's accepted horticultural nomenclature with a specific meaning. It simply means any annual which can be sown in the open ground, be it in Autumn or Spring, rather than having to be started inside. Annual does not mean a plant won't overwinter. It just means it can complete at least one life cycle in one season. Posting a question on hardy annuals in the annuals forum is absolutely the right place for it.
dickmarti14
Original Author
8 years ago
I collected the seed from a tree at the botanical garden in Puerto Rico. Pardon me if I presumed a tree growing in a botanical garden might be native to its location.
dickmarti14
Original Author
8 years ago
Furthermore, it was a large tree growing outdoors and not in a greenhouse. And there was no sign announcing that it was actually native to Africa.
rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
8 years ago
Welcome to the GardenWeb, dickmarti. Don't mind ken. We really are a friendly lot.

For the future, botanical gardens are always a place to showcase plants from all over the world. That's part of the attraction. Your Spathodea wasn't labeled probably because it wasn't considered as part of the collection; it's something of an invasive exotic. It may even have been 'planted' by accident.
dickmarti14
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8 years ago
It was a very large tree on the grounds of the Puerto Rico botanical gardens. It was on the shuttle tour route and was not there by accident.

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