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Penang Botanic Gardens Plant Collection

Brownea grandiceps Jacq. (FABACEAE)

Posted at — Nov 13, 2019
Rose of Venezuela, Rose of The Mountain, Scarlet Glame Bean

Description

Evergreen tree to 20 m tall, branched trunk with dense rounded crown with pendulous branches. Leaves pinnately compound with 8-12 pairs of leaflets, c. 20-30 cm long; young leaves pendulous, attractive brown with green speckles. Flowers in dense globular clusters, red petals with yellow stamens, c. 5-8 cm long. Fruits in long, brown, furry pods.


Ecology

Tropical rainforest.

Distribution

The species is native in Brazil, Ecuador, Honduras, Venezuela and Colombia.

Uses

Sometimes planted as an ornamental, although not so popular.