Markhamia obtusifolia

Markhamia obtusifolia is a member of the Bignoniaceae, a plant family commonly known as the bignonias or trumpet-vine family. This species is distributed across several countries in Southern Africa, including Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zaïre, and Zimbabwe, as well as the Caprivi Strip. It also occurs in Trinidad and Tobago. The species was first formally described in 1919 under the authorship of Sprague, based on earlier work by Baker.