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Penang Botanic Gardens Plant Collection

Tabebuia aurea (Silva Manso) Benth. & Hook.f. ex S.Moore (BIGNONIACEAE)

Posted at — Nov 13, 2019
Silver Trumpet Tree, Tree of Gold, Paraguayan Silver Trumpet Tree

Description

Small deciduous tree to 8 m tall with bushy crown. Leaves opposite, palmately compound with 5-7 leaflets, each leaflet 6-18 cm long, covered with silvery scales on both surfaces. Flowers tubular, c. 6.5 cm diameter, bright yellow in loose clusters. Fruit slender, flattened capsule, c. 10 cm long.

Ecology

In riparian areas and dry deciduous forests.

Distribution

Suriname, Brazil, E Bolivia, Peru, Paraguay and N Argentina.

Uses

Planted as an ornamental. They do better in areas with drier climates where the tree blossoms with yellow flowers after shedding its leaves.