Tecoma capensis is an evergreen shrub.
The plant is used as a medicine, fuel, and a garden plant. It is grown as a hedge, and is a common ornamental plant. It has profuse, attractive flowering with yellow, orange, and red dioecious flowers. The flowers attract birds and insects.
Medicinal uses (only for information, may be used only after consulting qualified doctor, / vaidya):
"The powdered bark is used in the treatment of fevers, pneumonia and stomach troubles ... rubbed on bleeding gums to promote blood clotting. A leaf decoction is used in the treatment of diarrhoea and for intestinal inflammation. It is believed to ease pain and produce sleep."
Other Use:
"The cape honeysuckle is a wonderful hedging plant with good regrowth ability after pruning and normally dense and colourful foliage over a long time. It protects the surrounding soil from erosion, whilst its leaf litter improves soil fertility as it decomposes.
The flowers are a rich source of sugar for bees. The wood is used for fuel."
Pawan kumar Gupta
