Summary ⁷

Pollen: Low
Nectar: Good

Cream colored flowers are fragrant and are like tiny feather dusters, typically in
dry areas and well suited for poor soils (p. 100 Barlow 1993)
Flowering time 11-2, India to Australia. Hardy tree with spreading crown; grown for ornament and shade; not common. Invasive in coastal bush of KZN. Very floriferous in certain locations. Long-creamy white stamens darken to dull yellow with age. (Johannsmeier, M. F. (2016). Beeplants of South Africa: Sources of Nectar, Pollen, Honeydew and Propolis for Honeybees)

Blooming Aug to Nov. Fast-Growing, it tolerates a dry climate but requires bright sunlight. Propagated by seed (p. 64 Le Corre 1985)

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Dinesh Valke, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/91314344@N00/3352151730
2. (c) Mauricio Mercadante, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://www.flickr.com/photos/mercadanteweb/5044169231/
3. (c) Forest and Kim Starr, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/starr-environmental/23904418523/
4. (c) Forest and Kim Starr, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/starr-environmental/24254577104/
5. (c) Andre Hosper, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Andre Hosper
6. (c) WK Cheng, all rights reserved, uploaded by WK Cheng
7. (c) Megan W., some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• African Plants - a photo guide
• Atlas of Living Australia
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
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• Calflora
• CalPhotos
• Catalogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• Jepson eFlora
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• World Flora Online

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