''Markhamia zanzibarica'', also known as bell bean tree or maroon bell-bean, is a species of
plant
Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...
in the family
Bignoniaceae
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.
It is found in
East Africa
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Due to the historical ...
and
Southern Africa
Southern Africa is the southernmost subregion of the African continent, south of the Congo and Tanzania. The physical location is the large part of Africa to the south of the extensive Congo River basin. Southern Africa is home to a number of ...
, from
Kenya
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South Africa
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Description
This species usually grows as small tree, and thrives in areas that are lightly forested, such as fields. It is known to grow in riverine fringes and rocky outcrops. Flowers are yellow. The fruit is a long capsule.
References
External links
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Tree Atlas of Namibia - Markhamia zanzibarica
Flora of Angola
Flora of Kenya
Flora of Mozambique
Flora of Namibia
Flora of Tanzania
Flora of Zambia
Flora of Zimbabwe
zanzibarica
Plants described in 1894
Taxa named by Wenceslas Bojer
Taxa named by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
Taxa named by Karl Moritz Schumann
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