Scientific Name :
Colvillea racemosa Bojer
Synonym :
Common Name : Colville’s glory, Whip tree
Plant Family : Fabaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : September to March
Flower Colour : Orange
Description : Height: 20 to 30 m
Stem: Brownish, smooth shiny, branches spreading and pendulous, wood soft
Leaves: Bipinnate compound leaf, long upto 1 m, Pinnae 20 to 30, leaflets opposite
Flowers: Bright and attractive, orange colour, sepals coloured, petals 5 thick and stiff, stamens 10 and yellow
Inflorescence: Racemose, cone shaped
Fruits: Pods
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : CH
Distribution Range : W. & S. Madagascar
Uses : It has good potential for restoration
It is used as avenue tree
