Tabebuia
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Tabebuia is a neotropical genus of about 100 species[1] in the tribe Tecomeae of the family Bignoniaceae. The species range from northern Mexico and the Antilles south to northern Argentina and central Venezuela, including the Caribbean islands of Hispaniola (Dominican Republic, Haiti) and Cuba. Well-known common names include Ipê, Poui, trumpet trees and pau d'arco.
They are large shrubs or trees growing to 5 to 50 m (16 to 160 ft.) tall depending on the species; many species are dry-season deciduous but some are evergreen. The leaves are opposite pairs, complex or palmately compound with 3–7 leaflets.[1]
Tabebuia is a notable flowering tree. The flowers are 3 to 11 cm (1 to 4 in.) wide and are produced in dense clusters. They present a cupular calyx campanulate to tubular, truncate, bilabiate or 5-lobed. Corolla colors vary between species ranging from white, light pink, yellow, lavender, magenta, or red. The outside texture of the flower tube is either glabrous or pubescent.[1]
The fruit is a dehiscent pod, 10 to 50 cm (4 to 20 in.) long, containing numerous—in some species winged—seeds.[1] These pods often remain on the tree through dry season until the beginning of the rainy season.
Tabebuia is widely used as ornamental tree in the tropics in landscaping gardens, public squares, and boulevards due to its impressive and colorful flowering. Many flowers appear on still leafless stems at the end of the dry season, making the floral display more conspicuous. They are useful as honey plants for bees, and are popular with certain hummingbirds.[2]
ExpandRead about Tabebuia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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Species
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- Tabebuia alba (Cham.) Sandw – Ipê-amarelo-da-serra
- Tabebuia anafensis Urb. (Cuba)
- Tabebuia arimaoensis Britton (Cuba)
- Tabebuia aurea – Caribbean Trumpet Tree
- Tabebuia bilbergii
- Tabebuia bibracteolata (Grisebach) Britton (Cuba)
- Tabebuia cassinoides (Lam.) DC. – Caixeta (Brazil)
- Tabebuia chrysantha (Jacq.) & G.Nicholson – Araguaney, Yellow Ipê, tajibo (Bolivia), ipê-amarelo (Brazil), cañaguate (N Colombia)
- Tabebuia chrysotricha (Mart. ex DC.) Standl. – Golden Trumpet Tree
- Tabebuia donnell-smithii Rose – Gold Tree, "Prima Vera", Cortez blanco (El Salvador), San Juan (Honduras), palo blanco (Guatemala), duranga (Mexico)
- A native of Mexico and Central Americas, considered one of the most colorful of all Central American trees. The leaves are deciduous. Masses of golden-yellow flowers cover the crown after the leaves are shed.
- Tabebuia dubia (C.Wright ex Sauvalle) Britton ex Seibert (Cuba)
- Tabebuia ecuadorensis
- Tabebuia elongata
- Tabebuia furfuracea
- Tabebuia geminiflora Rizz. & Mattos
- Tabebuia guayacan (Seem.) Hemsl.
- Tabebuia haemantha
- Tabebuia heptaphylla (Vell.) Toledo – tajy
- Tabebuia heterophylla – roble prieto
- Tabebuia heteropoda
- Tabebuia hypoleuca
- Tabebuia impetiginosa – Pink Ipê, Pink Lapacho, ipê-cavatã, ipê-comum, ipê-reto, ipê-rosa, ipê-roxo-damata, pau d'arco-roxo, peúva, piúva (Brazil), lapacho negro (Spanish); not "brazilwood"
- Tabebuia incana
- Tabebuia jackiana
- Tabebuia lapacho – lapacho amarillo
- Tabebuia orinocensis A.H. GentryTemplate:Verify source
- Tabebuia ochracea
- Tabebuia oligolepis
- Tabebuia pallida – Cuban Pink Trumpet Tree
- Tabebuia platyantha
- Tabebuia polymorpha
- Tabebuia rosea (Bertol.) DC.Template:Verify source (= T. pentaphylla (L.) Hemsley) – Pink Poui, Pink Tecoma, apama, apamate, matilisguate
- A popular street tree in tropical cities because of its multi-annular masses of light pink to purple flowers and modest size. The roots are not especially destructive for roads and sidewalks.
- Tabebuia roseo-alba – White Ipê, ipê-branco (Brazil), lapacho blanco
- Tabebuia serratifolia – Yellow Lapacho, Yellow Poui, ipê-roxo (Brazil)
- Tabebuia shaferi
- Tabebuia striata
- Tabebuia subtilis Sprague & Sandwith
- Tabebuia umbellata
- Tabebuia vellosoi Toledo
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Araguaney
Tabebuia chrysanthaGolden Trumpet Tree
Tabebuia chrysotrichaPink Ipê
Tabebuia impetiginosaWhite Ipê
Tabebuia roseo-alba
References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Tabebuia. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Tabebuia QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Steyermark et al. (1997)
- ↑ Baza Mendonça & dos Anjos (2005)