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| name = ''LATINNAME'' <!--- replace LATINNAME with the actual latin name -->
|familia=Bignoniaceae
| common_names = <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
|genus=Tecoma
| growth_habit = ? <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
|species=stans
| high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
|common_name=Shrubby trumpet flower, Yellow bells, Yellow elder
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
|habit=shrub
| poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
|Min ht box=15
| lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
|Min ht metric=ft
| exposure = ? <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
|Max ht box=30
| water = ? <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
|Max ht metric=ft
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
|height_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
|Max wd box=10
| bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
|Max wd metric=ft
| usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
|width_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|exposure=sun
| color = IndianRed
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|flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer
| image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
|flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
| image_caption = <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
|flowers=orange, yellow
| regnum = Plantae <!--- Kingdom -->
|Temp Metric=°F
| divisio = <!--- Phylum -->
|min_zone=10
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|image=Tecoma-stans-20080404.JPG
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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.
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. B.M. 3191.—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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