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Siala Tree

Markhamia lutea (Benth.) Schum.

mark-HAM-ee-ah LOO-tee-ah

Bignoniaceae

Explanation of name: Genus probably named for prominent British botanist Sir Clements Markham. Lutea means yellow.

Natural range: Africa

Recognition: Small tree having large, coarse, pinnately compound, opposite leaves and yellow tubular flowers red in the throat, the calyx forming a sheath.

Landscape uses: Not often cultivated in Florda, this is a showy specimen tree valued for its golden-yellow flowers.