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Penang Botanic Gardens Plant Collection

Tabebuia rosea (Bertol.) Bertero ex A.DC. (BIGNONIACEAE)

Posted at — Nov 13, 2019
Pink Poui, Rosy Trumpet Tree, Pink Tecoma,

Description

Deciduous tree to 30 m tall with irregular crown. Leaves opposite, palmately compound with 5 leaflets. Flowers 5-10 cm long, large, showy, tubular, in various shades of pink to purple and white in loose clusters. Fruits slender, flattened capsule, c. 35 cm long.

Ecology

Lowland deciduous forest to 1,200 m elevation.

Distribution

S Mexico to Venezuela and Ecuador.

Uses

Widely planted as an ornamental and as a street tree. In climates with distinct dry season, leaves typically drop at the beginning of the dry season and the subsequently dry conditions trigger a mass blooming near the end of the dry season. In ever-wet climates, flowers tend to boom intermittently throughout the year.