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Penang Botanic Gardens Plant Collection

Tecoma stans Juss. (BIGNONIACEAE)

Posted at — Nov 13, 2019
Trumpet Flower, Golden Bells, Yellow Bells, Yellow Bignonia

Description

Shrub or small tree 5-8 m tall with bushy crown. Leaves oppositely arranged, pinnately compound bearing 3-7 elliptic to elliptic-ovate leaflets with toothed margins. Flowers in terminal clusters, c. 3 cm long, trumpet shaped, yellow. Fruits elongated, flattened, c. 30 cm long.

Ecology

Dry and disturbed habitats such as roadsides but it can also be found in relatively undisturbed forests.

Distribution

West Indies, Mexico to Peru.

Uses

Widely planted as an ornamental for its attractive yellow flowers.