Golden trumpet tree
Tabebuia aurea

Family: Bignoniaceae

What it is like

A small tree. It grows 10-16 m tall. The branches are covered with scales. The leaves are compound and have leaflets like fingers on a hand. There are 5-7 leaflets. They are 6-14 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. The flowers are in a bell shaped structure and these have 5 irregular lobes. The flowers are yellow and 5-6 cm long and funnel shaped. The fruit are 10-12 cm long by 1-1.2 cm wide. The seeds are oblong and 2 cm long.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, South America, Suriname, Venezuela

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Flowers

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Alcornoque, Alchornoque, Caraiba, Caraibeira, Carauba, Caroba-do-campo, Caribbean trumpet-tree, Cinco-folhas-do-campo, Cinco-em-rama, Craibeira, Ipe, Ipe-amarelo, Lapacho amarillo, Paraguayan trumpet-tree, Paratodo, Paratudo, Pau-d'arco, Tajibillo, Tajibo morado

Synonyms

Bignonia aurea Silva Manso; Gelseminum caraiba (Mart.) Kuntze; Handroanthus caraiba (Mart.) Mattos; Handroanthus leucophloeus (Mart. ex A.DC.) Mattos; Tabebuia argentea (Bureau & K.Schum.) Britton; Tabebuia caraiba (Mart.) Bureau; Tabebuia suberosa Rusby; Tecoma argentea Bureau & K.Schum.; Tecoma aurea (Silva Manso) A.DC.; Tecoma caraiba Mart.; Tecoma caraiba var. grandiflora Hassl.; Tecoma caraiba var. squamellulosa (A.DC.) Bureau & K.Schum.; Tecoma leucophloeus Mart. ex A.DC.; Tecoma squamellulosa A.DC.; Tecoma trichocalycina A.DC.;