Cape honeysuckle
Widely naturalised in the coastal districts of eastern Australia (i.e. throughout eastern Queensland, in the coastal districts of central and northern New South Wales, and in eastern Victoria). Also naturalised on Norfolk Island and overseas in south-eastern USA (i.e. Florida).
ruderal/disturbed, urban areas
Fast Growing woody perrenial vine/ shrub
Various countries have identified Tecoma capensis in their invasive species plans; Anguilla, Australia and New Zealand. Specific actions have been identified to contain the species on the island of Rangitoto in Auckland, New Zealand (Wotherspoon & Wotherspoon, 2002). In Tanzania the species is found to have spread from unknown introduction around the Amani Botanical Gardens (Dawson et al, 2008). Evidence from this study and from studies in New Zealand (Healy, 1958) and Queensland, Australia (Queensland Herbarium, 2002) suggests that the species spreads and becomes naturalised from being planted as an ornamental within landscaped areas.
Leaves odd-pinnately compound, opposite, leaflets of five to nine, blades ovate to round, 1-4 cm long with toothed margins. It flowers continuously through the year; flowers several, borne in short terminal racemes or narrow panicles. Corolla of fused petals, funnel-shaped, curved, 4-6 cm long, two-lipped with five oblong spreading lobes, bright orange or scarlet. Fruit are narrow linear capsules 7-18 cm long, containing many winged seeds"
It flowers continuously through the year; flowers several, borne in short terminal racemes or narrow panicles. Corolla of fused petals, funnel-shaped, curved, 4-6 cm long, two-lipped with five oblong spreading lobes, bright orange or scarlet. Fruit are narrow linear capsules 7-18 cm long, containing many winged seeds"
Wind dispersed
