The Flame Tree (scientific name: Spathodea campanulata Beauv.) is a tree in the family Crassulaceae, belonging to the Flame Tree genus. Its bark is smooth and gray brown in color. Odd feather compound leaves, opposite, with petioles up to 45 centimeters long 13-17 small leaves, leaves elliptical to ovate, umbel shaped inflorescence, terminal, dense Covered in brown soft hairs with distinct pores One side of the corolla swells, the base tightens into a thin tube shape, the eaves are nearly bell shaped, orange red, with purple red spots, raised stripes on the inner surface, 5 lobes, broadly ovate, unequal in size, with longitudinal folds, orange red on the outside and orange yellow on the inside. The capsule is black brown in color, and the seed has wings around it. It is nearly circular and measures 1.7-2.4 centimeters in length and width. The flowering period is from April to May.
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