General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Height: 25 - 35 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Other: 1 - 2 feet cylindric, ribbed, rough pods.
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Other: Ruffled yellow, with pinkish tinges and reddish interior markings
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Shade Tree
Flowering Tree
Useful for timber production
Edible Parts: Fruit
Flowers
Eating Methods: Cooked
Resistances: Fire Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Layering

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Common names
  • Yellow Snake Tree
  • Snake Fruit Tree
  • Fragrant Padri Tree
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Stereospermum chelonoides
  • Synonym: Stereospermum suaveolens
  • Synonym: Bignonia suaveolens

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Location: Arsikere, Karnataka, India
Date: 2013-04-28
Photo by Delonix CC BY-SA 3.0  via Wikimedia Commons

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