Fernandoa adenophylla

• Botanical Name : Fernandoa adenophylla (Wall. ex G.Don) Steenis
• Synonyms : Heterophragma adenophyllum (Wall. ex G.Don) Seem. Ex Benth. & Hook.f.
• Common Name : Katsagon Tree
• Plant Family : Bignoniaceae
• Plant Form : Tree
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 12, 28
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park

About Fernandoa adenophylla Plant :

• Habit : A deciduous small tree.
• Leaves : Large, opposite, imparipinnate, leaflets 2 pairs and an odd one, elliptic, a pair of small leaflets often found at the base of the petiole.
• Inflorescence : Large terminal panicles.
• Flowers :
  • Calyx bell-shaped, 3-5 lobed.
  • Corolla densely hairy, brownish-yellow, tubular below, swollen above, lobes 5.
  • Ovary superior, ovules many, style long, stigma bilobed.
• Fruit : Capsule cylindric, twisted and contorted, seeds winged.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : March-April
• Significance :
  • Cultivated in the gardens.
  • The wood is hard and seasons well.
  • It is used for building and agricultural purposes.