Synonymes: Dolichandrone hirsuta; Dolichandrone latifolia; Markhamia acuminata; Markhamia puberula; Markhamia stenocarpa; Muenteria zanzibarica; Spathodea zanzibarica.
Genus: 5 Species.
English: Bell bean tree; Maroon bell-bean.
Region: East Africa, Southern Africa, Kenya to South Africa.
Habitat: lightly forested fields.
Botany: small tree, grow in riverine fringes and rocky outcrops; flowers yellow; fruit a long capsule.