Photography of Homer L. Shantz
Chief street tree
Contributor:
The University of Arizona Herbarium
Creator:
Homer Leroy Shantz
Description:
Acacia flamboyans, in front of the hotel. [Shantz travel journal, Oct. 31, 1919] The flamboyant acacia - Poinciana (Delonix) regia, a tree from Madagascar. [Shantz travel journal, Oct. 31, 1919, corrections of notes] [Beira is] a very wonderful place in some ways. The tree (called Acacia flamboyans) is a blaze of red at this time and the old pods still attached. This is the chief street tree of the region. [Shantz travel journal, Oct. 30, 1919]
Format:
image/jpeg
Language:
English
Title:
azu_shantz_19191031_36591_m
Created:
1919-10-31
City:
Beira
City Then:
Beira
Continent:
Africa
Country:
Mozambique
Country Then:
Mozambique
Is this item in the public domain?:
No
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