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Common name: Marmalade Bush
Botanical name: Streptosolen jamesonii Family: Solanaceae
The marmalade bushis an evergreen shrubthat produces loose clusters of flowers
gradually changing from yellow to red as they develop, resulting in an overall
appearance resembling orange marmalade (thus the name) The sole member of its
genus, it is found in open woodlands of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
The stems tend to be tall and slender, with an overall height of
3-6 ft. The leaves are ovate to elliptic, green to dark green, with a
pattern of fine wrinkles. The flowers appear in late spring and last through
late summer; they have a slender tube 3-4 cm long, with spreading petal lobes.
| Photographed in
Palani Hills, South India |
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