Scientific name
Common name
Family
Origin
South America
Year planted
Unknown
Flowering
July-September
Description
It is a tree with a rounded crown, which can look like an umbrella, and can reach up to 10 metres in height.
The leaves are deciduous and quite large. They are dark green on the upper side and lighter on the reverse, with thorns.
The flowers are bright red, and are borne in large hanging clusters. It flowers before the new spring shoots are generated.
The fruits are like small legumes and ripen in autumn.
Marimurtra’s specimens
You can find two majestic specimens: one next to the well square, about 7 metres high and 6 metres wide, and the other at the top of the palm grove.
Did you know that…?
It is the national tree of Argentina and Uruguay. It attracts many insects and birds that pollinate the flowers by collecting pollen. Its seeds are toxic if eaten, and the bark is used in medicinal baths.
Threat level (UICN)
Main uses
Raunkiaer Life Forms
