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Brownea grandiceps Jacq
Synonym
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Brownea amplibracteata
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Family
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Fabaceae
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Local name
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English- Rose of the jungle
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Flowering and fruiting period
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Throughout the year
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Distribution
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Native of South America
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Distribution in Kerala
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Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur
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Habitat
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Grown as garden plant
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Endemic/Exotic
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Exotic
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Uses
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The wood is light, soft and not
durable. Seldom used, but suitable for light boxes, toys and linings used as
a avenue plant
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Key botanical characters:
The rose of Venezuela is a small, slow growing tree
with stout branches eventually reaching about 6 metres (20 ft). The
trunk has greyish-brown, lightly furrowed bark. The shoots and leaf stalks
are downy. The leaves are opposite, elongated and pinnate with twelve to
eighteen pairs of oblong or lanceolate leaflets ending in a bristle-like
point. When they first unfold, the drooping leaves are pale green with tiny
pink and cream dots, but as they mature they become brownish-pink and
eventually a uniform shade of green. The globular inflorescences contain numerous crimson,
red, deep pink or purple tubular flowers, each with projecting stamens and
style. The flower heads can be up to 20 centimetres (7.9 in) in diameter
and usually dangle below the foliage. The seeds are contained in bunches of
long, brown, furry pods.
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