TROPICAL PLANT ENCYCLOPEDIA
Parmentiera cereifera
Candle Tree, Arbol de velaFamily: Bignoniaceae
Origin: Central and South America
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Medium size 25' tropical tree with 2" wide white flowers that are borne directly on the branches and are soon followed by dangling yellow fruits to 4' length. They resemble yellow candles. Fruits and seeds are edible. The tree is also commonly grown as an ornamental for its strange appearance when fruits are ripening.
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