The Radermachera has such a distinctive shape, do you like it?

Other names for the Radermachera

Snake tree, bean-pod tree, Jiegu LiangSan, ox-tail tree, Chaoyang flower, mountain bean, Kulinjiu (Taiwan, China), small-leaf ox-tail lian, Gelu (Hainan Island), snakelet tree, red-flower wood (Guangdong and Guangxi trees and shrubs directory), ox-tail tree (Dendrology, Volume 2), cowpea tree (Funing, Yunnan), chili tree (Hekou, Yunnan), Senmu LiangSan, ox-tail wood (Guangxi practical Chinese herbal medicine), bean-pod wood, ox-tail bean, snakelet bean, big Chaoyang (Guangxi Chinese veterinary medicinal plants), Die-si-mao tree (Hainan) Lübao (Shijiazhuang, Hebei)

Morphological characteristics of the Radermachera

The Radermachera is a medium-sized deciduous tree with pinnate compound leaves and alternate leaves. Its flowers open at night, with upright inflorescences, white to pale yellow, with round, wrinkled lobes. The capsule is leathery, cylindrical and strip-shaped, just like a bean pod.

Ecological habits of the Radermachera

Radermachera sinica is native to Taiwan, China, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan and other places, mostly distributed in valleys and flat open forests at altitudes of 300 m to 850 m (Guangxi, Hainan) and 1,100 m to 1,700 m (south of central Yunnan). It is also distributed in India, the Philippines, Bhutan and other countries. It likes a high-temperature, humid environment with plenty of sunlight. It tolerates high temperatures but fears the cold, prefers moisture, and dislikes dryness. For cultivation, use loose, fertile loam and sandy loam that drain well and are rich in organic matter.

The flowering period is from May to September, and the fruiting period is from October to December.

The flower language of the Radermachera

Happiness, peace.