Newbouldia laevis Seem.

English: African Border Tree, Boundary Tree

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Lamiales (196)

        Family: Bignoniaceae (19)(family description)

          Genus: Newbouldia (1)

            Epithet: laevis Seem. (5)

laevis => smooth, in the sense of not being rough

Climate: tropical

Habit: tree, arborescent

Flower colour: violet, pink, white

Check for Newbouldia laevis at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [18] Arbonnier, M. (2004): Trees, shrubs and lianas of West African dry zones. CIRAD, Paris, France; Margraf, Weikersheim, Germany; MNHN, Paris, France.