''Markhamia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family
Bignoniaceae
Bignoniaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales commonly known as the bignonias or trumpetvines.Vernon H. Heywood, Richard K. Brummitt, Ole Seberg, and Alastair Culham. ''Flowering Plant Families of the World''. Firefly Books: ...
. The genus is named after
Clements Markham
Sir Clements Robert Markham (20 July 1830 – 30 January 1916) was an English geographer, explorer and writer. He was secretary of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS) between 1863 and 1888, and later served as the Society's president for ...
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Species
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Markhamia lutea
''Markhamia lutea'', the Nile tulip, Nile trumpet or siala tree is a tree species of the family Bignoniaceae, native to eastern Africa and cultivated for its large bright yellow flowers. It is related to the African tulip tree.
Native to Africa, ...
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(Benth.) K.Schum.
Karl Moritz Schumann (17 June 1851 – 22 March 1904) was a German botanist.
Schumann was born in Görlitz. He was curator of the Botanisches Museum in Berlin-Dahlem from 1880 until 1894. He also served as the first chairman of the ''Deut ...
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Markhamia obtusifolia
''Markhamia obtusifolia'' is a species of plant in the family Bignoniaceae. It is found in Southern Africa.
This species usually grows as a shrub or small to medium tree
In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or ...
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(Baker) Sprague
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Markhamia stipulata
''Markhamia stipulata'' ( th, แคหัวหมู or แคป่า, ''khae hua mu'' or ''khae pa''; zh, 西南猫尾木, ''xi nan mao wei mu'') is a species of plant in the family Bignoniaceae. It is native to South China and Southeast As ...
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(Wall.) Seem.
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Markhamia tomentosa''
(Benth.) K.Schum. ex Engl.
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Markhamia zanzibarica''
(Bojer ex DC.) K.Schum.
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Markhamia zanzibarica (Bojer ex DC.) K.Schum.
Bignoniaceae genera
Taxa named by Henri Ernest Baillon
Taxa named by Berthold Carl Seemann
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