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Tecoma
''Tecoma'' is a genus of 14 species of shrubs or small trees in the trumpet vine family, Bignoniaceae. Twelve species are from the Americas, while the other two species are African. The American species range from the extreme southern United States through Central America and the Antilles south through Andean South America to northern Argentina. The generic name is derived from the Nahuatl Nahuatl (; ), Aztec, or Mexicano is a language or, by some definitions, a group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Varieties of Nahuatl are spoken by about Nahua peoples, most of whom live mainly in Central Mexico and have smaller ... word ''tecomaxochitl'', which was applied by the indigenous peoples of Mexico to plants with tubular flowers. Trumpetbush is a common name for plants in this genus. Species Hybrids and cultivars * ''Tecoma'' × ''smithii'' W. Watson Formerly placed here References Bignoniaceae genera {{Bignoniaceae-stub ...
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Tecoma Castaneifolia @ Tanga Beach, TNZ
''Tecoma'' is a genus of 14 species of shrubs or small trees in the trumpet vine family, Bignoniaceae. Twelve species are from the Americas, while the other two species are African. The American species range from the extreme southern United States through Central America and the Antilles south through Andean South America to northern Argentina. The generic name is derived from the Nahuatl Nahuatl (; ), Aztec, or Mexicano is a language or, by some definitions, a group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Varieties of Nahuatl are spoken by about Nahua peoples, most of whom live mainly in Central Mexico and have smaller ... word ''tecomaxochitl'', which was applied by the indigenous peoples of Mexico to plants with tubular flowers. Trumpetbush is a common name for plants in this genus. Species Hybrids and cultivars * ''Tecoma'' × ''smithii'' W. Watson Formerly placed here References Bignoniaceae genera {{Bignoniaceae-stub ...
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Tecoma Nyassae
''Tecoma'' is a genus of 14 species of shrubs or small trees in the trumpet vine family, Bignoniaceae. Twelve species are from the Americas, while the other two species are African. The American species range from the extreme southern United States through Central America and the Antilles south through Andean South America to northern Argentina. The generic name is derived from the Nahuatl Nahuatl (; ), Aztec, or Mexicano is a language or, by some definitions, a group of languages of the Uto-Aztecan language family. Varieties of Nahuatl are spoken by about Nahua peoples, most of whom live mainly in Central Mexico and have smaller ... word ''tecomaxochitl'', which was applied by the indigenous peoples of Mexico to plants with tubular flowers. Trumpetbush is a common name for plants in this genus. Species Hybrids and cultivars * ''Tecoma'' × ''smithii'' W. Watson Formerly placed here References Bignoniaceae genera {{Bignoniaceae-stub ...
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Tecoma Stans
''Tecoma stans'' is a species of flowering perennial shrub in the trumpet vine family, Bignoniaceae, that is native to the Americas. Common names include yellow trumpetbush, yellow bells, yellow elder, ginger-thomas. ''Tecoma stans'' is the official flower of the United States Virgin Islands and the floral emblem of The Bahamas. Description A semi-evergreen shrub that can grow to a small tree, it features sharply toothed, opposite green leaves that are pinnate unpaired, with 3 to 13 serrate, 8 to 10 cm long leaflets. The leaflets, glabrous on both sides, have an elliptical lanceolate blade 2–10 cm long and 1–4 cm wide, with a long acuminate apex and a wedge-shaped base. The margin is finely toothed It reaches heights of 6 to 9 meters. The large, showy, golden yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers are in clusters at the branch ends, are bell-shaped-funnel-shaped, five-lobed (with weakly two-lipped), often reddish-veined in the throat and 3.5 to 8.5 cm long. Flow ...
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Tecoma Capensis
''Tecoma capensis'', the Cape honeysuckle, is a species of flowering plant in the family Bignoniaceae, native to southern Africa. Despite its common name, it is not closely related to the true honeysuckle. Description An erect, scrambling shrub, it grows to in height and a similar width. Normally evergreen, it may lose its leaves in colder climates. In certain habitats it may scramble, meaning that it shoots out long growth tips which lean on the stems and branches of other plants, as well as boulders, trellises, fences and walls; this can lead to the plant appearing untidy. The leaves are up to long. They are opposite, slightly serrated, green to dark-green, and pinnate with 5 to 9 oblong leaflets. The flowers are tubular, narrow, about long, and are produced at different times throughout the year. They are grouped in long terminal clusters. The flower colour ranges from orange to orange-red to apricot. Distribution The species occurs naturally in South Africa, Eswatini an ...
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Tecoma Fulva
''Tecoma fulva'' is a species of flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ... native to South America. In the past, several species have been named, which are more recently considered to be subspecies. * ''Tecoma fulva'' subsp. ''fulva'' * ''Tecoma fulva'' subsp. ''altoandina'' J. R. I. Wood * ''Tecoma fulva'' subsp. ''arequipensis'' (Sprague) J.R.I.Wood * ''Tecoma fulva'' subsp. ''garrocha'' (Hieron.) J.R.I.Wood * ''Tecoma fulva'' subsp. ''guarume'' (DC.) J.R.I.Wood * ''Tecoma fulva'' subsp. ''tanaeciiflora'' (Kraenzl.) J.R.I.Wood File:Tecomaarequipensis.JPG, subspecies ''arequipensis'' References fulva Flora of South America Garden plants {{Bignoniaceae-stub ...
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Tecoma Fulva (2174340099)
''Tecoma fulva'' is a species of flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ... native to South America. In the past, several species have been named, which are more recently considered to be subspecies. * ''Tecoma fulva'' subsp. ''fulva'' * ''Tecoma fulva'' subsp. ''altoandina'' J. R. I. Wood * ''Tecoma fulva'' subsp. ''arequipensis'' (Sprague) J.R.I.Wood * ''Tecoma fulva'' subsp. ''garrocha'' (Hieron.) J.R.I.Wood * ''Tecoma fulva'' subsp. ''guarume'' (DC.) J.R.I.Wood * ''Tecoma fulva'' subsp. ''tanaeciiflora'' (Kraenzl.) J.R.I.Wood File:Tecomaarequipensis.JPG, subspecies ''arequipensis'' References fulva Flora of South America Garden plants {{Bignoniaceae-stub ...
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Bignoniaceae
Bignoniaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales commonly known as the bignonias or trumpetvines.Vernon H. Heywood, Richard K. Brummitt, Ole Seberg, and Alastair Culham. ''Flowering Plant Families of the World''. Firefly Books: Ontario, Canada. (2007). . It is not known to which of the other families in the order it is most closely related.Peter F. Stevens (2001 onwards). "Bignoniaceae" At: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. At: Botanical Databases At: Missouri Botanical Garden Website. (see ''External links'' below) Nearly all of the Bignoniaceae are woody plants, but a few are subwoody, either as vines or subshrubs. A few more are herbaceous plants of high-elevation Montane ecology, montane habitats, in three exclusively herbaceous genera: ''Tourrettia'', ''Argylia'', and ''Incarvillea''. The family includes many lianas, climbing by tendrils, by twining, or rarely, by aerial roots. The largest Tribe (biology), tribe in the family, called Bignonieae, consists mostly ...
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Tecoma Rosifolia
''Tecoma rosifolia'' is a species of flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ... native to Peru. It is thought to be closely related to ''T. tenuiflora'', and hybridizes with ''T. stans''. References rosifolia Flora of South America {{Bignoniaceae-stub ...
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Tecoma Castanifolia
''Tecoma castanifolia'' is a species of flowering plant native to Ecuador and Peru. Unlike some other ''Tecoma'' species, the leaves are simple Simple or SIMPLE may refer to: *Simplicity, the state or quality of being simple Arts and entertainment * ''Simple'' (album), by Andy Yorke, 2008, and its title track * "Simple" (Florida Georgia Line song), 2018 * "Simple", a song by Johnn .... References castanifolia Flora of South America Garden plants {{Bignoniaceae-stub ...
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Tecoma Beckii
''Tecoma beckii'' is a species of flowering plants native to Bolivia. Unlike some other ''Tecoma'' species, the leaves are simple Simple or SIMPLE may refer to: *Simplicity, the state or quality of being simple Arts and entertainment * ''Simple'' (album), by Andy Yorke, 2008, and its title track * "Simple" (Florida Georgia Line song), 2018 * "Simple", a song by Johnn .... References beckii Flora of South America {{Bignoniaceae-stub ...
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Campsis Radicans
''Campsis radicans'', the trumpet vine, yellow trumpet vine, or trumpet creeper (also known in North America as cow itch vine or hummingbird vine), is a species of flowering plant in the family Bignoniaceae, native to the eastern United States, and naturalized elsewhere. Growing to , it is a vigorous, deciduous woody vine, notable for its showy trumpet-shaped flowers. It inhabits woodlands and riverbanks, and is also a popular garden subject. Description ''C. radicans'' is a vine that climbs on trees, other plants, or structures or trails along the ground and can grow to a length of up to . From the main vine, rigid or woody arching vines up to long extend outward. The plant can form a dense groundcover or an aggressive liana covering plants or buildings. The leaves are opposite and odd-pinnately compound, meaning there is an odd number of leaflets, with one terminal leaflet. Leaves are up to long with 7 to 13 leaflets that are each about long and wide. The leaflets are em ...
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Southern United States
The Southern United States (sometimes Dixie, also referred to as the Southern States, the American South, the Southland, or simply the South) is a geographic and cultural region of the United States of America. It is between the Atlantic Ocean and the Western United States, with the Midwestern and Northeastern United States to its north and the Gulf of Mexico and Mexico to its south. Historically, the South was defined as all states south of the 18th century Mason–Dixon line, the Ohio River, and 36°30′ parallel.The South
. ''Britannica.com''. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
Within the South are different subregions, such as the