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|familia=Bignoniaceae
|genus=Tecoma
|species=stans
|common_name=Shrubby trumpet flower, Yellow bells, Yellow elder
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'''''Tecoma stans''''' is a species of [[Flowering plant|flowering]] [[perennial]] [[shrub]] in the [[Campsis|trumpet vine]] family, [[Bignoniaceae]], that is native to the [[Americas]].  Common names include '''Yellow Trumpetbush''', '''Yellow Bells''' (''Geelklokkies'' in [[Afrikaans]]), '''Yellow Elder''', '''Ginger-thomas''', and '''''Esperanza''''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] for "hope").  ''Tecoma stans'' is the official flower of the [[United States Virgin Islands]] and the [[Floral emblem|national flower]] of [[The Bahamas]].

Yellow Trumpetbush is an attractive plant that is cultivated as an [[Ornamental plant|ornamental]]. It has sharply-toothed, lance-shaped green leaves and bears large, showy, bright golden yellow trumpet-shaped [[flower]]s. It is drought-tolerant and grows well in warm climates. The flowers attract [[bee]]s, [[butterfly|butterflies]], and [[hummingbird]]s.<ref>For example [[Sapphire-spangled Emerald]] (''Amazilia lactea'') in Brazil (Baza Mendonça & dos Anjos 2005)</ref> The plant produces [[Seedpod|pods]] containing yellow [[seed]]s with papery wings. The plant is desirable [[fodder]] when it grows in fields grazed by [[livestock]].  Yellow Trumpetbush is a [[ruderal species]], readily colonizing disturbed, rocky, [[sand]]y, and cleared land and occasionally becoming an [[invasive weed]]

The leaves and roots of the plant contain bioactive compounds, especially [[monoterpene]]s, which may have medicinal uses; [[Honey bee]]s are attracted to it, but-unlike most flowering plants-the honey produced from Yellow Trumpetbush's nectar/pollen is poisonous.

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Tecoma stans, Juss. (Stenolobium stans, Seem.). Yellow Elder. Upright shrub: lvs. odd-pinnate; lfts. 5-11, almost sessile, oblong-ovate to lanceolate, acuminate, serrate, glabrous, 2-5 in. long and 3/4 – 1 1/4 in. broad: fls. in large, terminal racemes or panicles; corolla funnelform-campanulate, yellow, 1 1/2 in. long; anthers pubescent; calyx with 5 short teeth: caps. linear, 5-7 in. long. Sept.-Dec. S. Fla. to W. Indies and S. Amer.—Sometimes called yellow bignonia. Fls. fragrant. Var. angustata, Rehd. (Stenolobium incisum, Woot. & Standley). Lfts. 7-11, lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, sharply or incisely serrate with flaring teeth, 1-3 in. long and 1/4 – 1/2 in. broad. Texas, Ariz., and Mex. This variety is hardier than the type, which is sometimes cult. as T. sambucifolia; the true T. sambucifolia, HBK., from Peru, which has glabrous anthers, is probably not in cult.
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==Species==
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==Gallery==
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==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->

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