Pink trumpet tree
Tabebuia rosea

Family: Bignoniaceae

What it is like

A large tree. The bark is grey and has furrows. The leaves are compound with leaflets spread like fingers on hand. There are 5 leaflets. The flowers are pink. They are produced before the leaves.

It has been used in medicine.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in wet, moist and dry forests. It grows from sea level to 1,200 m above sea level. It grows in areas with a temperature range between 20°-30° C. It grows in areas with a rainfall above 500 mm.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Belize, Brazil, Central America, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Africa, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Gambia, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Jamaica, Maldives, Mexico, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nicaragua, North America, Pacific, Panama, Puerto Rico, SE Asia, Singapore, South America, Sri Lanka, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, West Indies

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Caution

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Kunahangaali, Ta-bay-bu-ah

Synonyms

Couralia rosea (Bertol.) Donn.Sm.; Sparattosperma rosea (Bertol.) Miers; Tabebuia mexicana (Mart. ex A. DC.) Hemsl.; Tabebuia pentaphylla (L.) Hemsl.; Tabebuia punctatissima (Kraenzl.) Standl.; Tecoma evenia Donn. Sm. p.p.; Tecoma mexicana Mart. ex A. DC.: Tecoma punctatissima Kraenzl.; Tecoma rosea Bertol.;