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Pride Of Burma
Amherstia nobilis


English Common Name: Pride Of Burma, Queen of Flowering Trees

Chinese Name / 植物中文名: 璎珞木 (Yīngluò mù)

Other Local Name: No information available

Family Name: Fabaceae

Scientific Name: Amherstia nobilis

Synonym: No synonym

Classification: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants)‎ > ‎Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants Division)‎ > ‎Fabales‎ > ‎Fabaceae (Bean Family)‎ > Amherstia

Origin: Burma or Myanmar

Growth Habit: Tree

Characteristic: A medium-size evergreen tree growing to about 10-18 meters with a wide, spreading canopy and red showy flowers. Bean pod flattened, oblong in shape and woody.

Care Requirements: Prefers full sun and moderate watering. Grows well in moist, humus-rich and fertile soil.

Images Location: Penang, Malaysia

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