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"Charlie Pridham" writes:
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| I'm currently reading a book in which a 'flamboyant tree' is mentioned
| (as a
| name, not a description) and bush tea. Please can anyone tell me what
| either of these are?
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| Poinciana regia. I did once hear the latter, but have forgotten.
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| Thanks, Nick. I did a Google image search on it and it's a gorgeous thing
| and well named in terms of flamboyance!
| The only think I can think of tea wise is Rootbusch tea (sp?) which I saw
| in
| South Africa and which is now very popular here. The book(s) are set in
| Botswana so I imagine the same kind of plant would be used for tea there.
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| What about Leptospermum? they sometimes get called tea bushes or trees down
| here (don't ask me why as they look nothing like a camellia!)

'Ti' tree, I think.

No, it's not that. I recognise the reference, and it is a bush
whose leaves are used like mate.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.