Markhamia lutea

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Markhamia platycalyx, Sprague. Tree, to 40 ft.: lvs. ½—1 ft. long, with suborbicular pseudostipules ½-l in. broad in the axils; lfts. 5-9, short-stalked, elliptic-oblong to obovate, abruptly and obtusely acuminate, entire or serrate, lepidote, 2-5½in. long: panicles terminal or axillary, rather dense; calyx boat-shaped, pubescent and lepidote, ¾in. long; corolla yellow, inside striped red. lepidote, inside and outside, veined, the tube 1¼-1½ in. long, the elliptic-obovate lobes about ½in. long: caps, linear, 1 ft. lone. Uganda. H.I. 28:2800.— Said to yield the finest timber in Uganda. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.