Tabebuia aurea
Caribbean trumpet-tree; Silver trumpet tree, Tree of gold
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | ||
| English | Caribbean trumpet-tree; Silver trumpet tree, Tree of gold | |
| Other names | Alcornoque |
Origin
| States and Territories | Argentina (Corrientes, Formosa, Salta); S-Brazil (Paraná); Paraguay (Alto Paraguay, Amambay, Canindeyu, Concepcion, Cordillera, Pres. Hayes); N-Brazil (Amapa, Pará, Amazonas, Tocantins); NE-Brazil (Maranhao, Piauí, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Bahia, Alagoas, Sergipe); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, São Paulo); Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Potosí, Santa Cruz); Puerto Rico [I]; India [I]; USA [I] (Florida [I]) | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Lamiales | |||
| Family | Bignoniaceae | |||
| Genus | Tabebuia | |||
| Species | aurea | |||
| Author citation | (Silva Manso) Benth. & Hook. fil. ex S. Moore | |||
| Scientific name | Tabebuia aurea (Silva Manso) Benth. & Hook. fil. ex S. Moore | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
Appearances
Wood
Tabebuia aurea , ©Dennis Wilson
Bark
, Bark , ©Dennis Wilson