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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]].
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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]]
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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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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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Plant Characteristics
Habit   shrub

Height: ⇕ 15 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15. to 30 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 30.
Width: ⇔ 10 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10.
Bloom: ❀ early spring, mid spring, late spring, early summer, mid summer, late summer
Cultivation
Exposure: ☼ sun
USDA Zones: 10 to 12
Flower features: ❀ orange, yellow
Scientific Names

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Tecoma stans is a species of flowering perennial shrub in the 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 for "hope"). Tecoma stans is the official flower of the United States Virgin Islands and the national flower of The Bahamas.

Yellow Trumpetbush is an attractive plant that is cultivated as an ornamental. It has sharply-toothed, lance-shaped green leaves and bears large, showy, bright golden yellow trumpet-shaped flowers. It is drought-tolerant and grows well in warm climates. The flowers attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.[1] The plant produces pods containing yellow seeds 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, sandy, and cleared land and occasionally becoming an invasive weed

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


Read about Tecoma stans in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

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. CH


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  1. ↑ For example Sapphire-spangled Emerald (Amazilia lactea) in Brazil (Baza Mendonça & dos Anjos 2005)
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