Brownea grandiceps (Rose of Venezuela)
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Botanical name: Brownea grandiceps
Common names: Rose of Venezuela, Scarlet Flame Bean
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Origin: South America
A slow-growing, small tree with very large heads of red flowers which hang beneath the foliage. The leaflets are aristate, having an elongated apex. Young leaves are mottled pale pink and greenish white, turning pinkish brown and finally uniformly green as they mature. The pods are velvety, and propagation is from seeds. Brownea grandiceps is recognisable from its long pinnate leaves with 12-18 pairs of leaflets and the pendulous bunches of young leaves are pale green, splashed and mottled in a reddish brown. The spotted handkerchieves are impressive enough, but the inflorescences are even more of a sight - dense, salmon-pink balls of 20 cm or more across.
Related species:Brownea ariza, Brownea capitella.
Similar plants: Brownea grandiceps (Rose of Venezuela)
The flower lasts a few days, however the view is unforgettable.
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