''Handroanthus chrysotrichus'',

synonym A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are all ...

''Tabebuia chrysotricha'', commonly known as the golden trumpet tree, is a semi-evergreen/

semi-deciduous Semi-deciduous or semi-evergreen is a botanical term which refers to plants that lose their foliage for a very short period, when old leaves fall off and new foliage growth is starting. This phenomenon occurs in tropical and sub-tropical woody spec ...

(shedding foliage for a short period in late spring) tree from Brazil. It is very similar to and often confused with '' Tabebuia ochracea''. In Portuguese it is called ''ipê amarelo'' and its flower is considered the national flower of Brazil.

Growth

''Handroanthus chrysotrichus'' grows to a height of , sometimes up to , with a spread of . It has very showy golden-yellow to red flowers in the spring. These are rich in

nectar Nectar is a sugar-rich liquid produced by plants in glands called nectaries or nectarines, either within the flowers with which it attracts pollinating animals, or by extrafloral nectaries, which provide a nutrient source to animal mutualists ...

and thus the tree is a useful

honey plant Honeybees usually collect nectar, pollen, or both from the following species of plants, which are called honey plants, for making honey. Acanthaceae (Acanthus family) *'' Avicennia nitida'' Jacq. or Avicennia ger ...

. While it is not especially popular with

hummingbird Hummingbirds are birds native to the Americas and comprise the biological family Trochilidae. With about 361 species and 113 genera, they occur from Alaska to Tierra del Fuego, but the vast majority of the species are found in the tropics aro ...

s, some of these – e.g.

glittering-bellied emerald The glittering-bellied emerald (''Chlorostilbon lucidus'') is a species of hummingbird in the "emeralds", tribe Trochilini of subfamily Trochilinae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.HBW and BirdLife Internationa ...

(''Chlorostilbon lucidus'') and white-throated hummingbird (''Leucochloris albicollis'') – seem to prefer them over the flowers of other ''

Tabebuia ''Tabebuia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae.Eberhard Fischer, Inge Theisen, and Lúcia G. Lohmann. 2004. "Bignoniaceae". pages 9-38. In: Klaus Kubitzki (editor) and Joachim W. Kadereit (volume editor). ''The Families a ...

'' species. The golden trumpet tree is grown outside Brasil as a street tree and garden tree. The USDA rates it for hardiness zones 9b through 11, and moderately drought-tolerant. Concern has been raised that it is becoming a weed in tropical and sub-tropical Australia, though it has not yet been declared.Technigro Australia Pty. Ltd (2013)

Taxonomy

A 2007 DNA study of various members classified in the genus ''Tabebuia'' showed that the taxon was

polyphyletic A polyphyletic group is an assemblage of organisms or other evolving elements that is of mixed evolutionary origin. The term is often applied to groups that share similar features known as homoplasies, which are explained as a result of converg ...

, and two genera were resurrected to separate these members into three separate clades: ''

Roseodendron ''Roseodendron'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae.David J. Mabberley. 2008. ''Mabberley's Plant-Book'' third edition (2008). Cambridge University Press: UK. It consists of two species, '' Roseodendron donnell-smithii'' a ...

'', ''

Handroanthus ''Handroanthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Bignoniaceae.David J. Mabberley. 2008. ''Mabberley's Plant-Book'' third edition (2008). Cambridge University Press: UK. It consists of 30 species of trees, known in Latin America by ...

'', and ''

''.Susan O. Grose and R. G. Olmstead ''Tabebuia chrysotricha'' was moved to ''Handroanthus chrysotrichus'', characterized by the hardness of its wood and high

lapachol Lapachol is a natural phenolic compound isolated from the bark of the lapacho tree.Record, Samuel J.. "Lapachol" pages 17-19. In: ''Tropical Woods'' (1925). This tree is known botanically as ''Handroanthus impetiginosus'', but was formerly known ...

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Gallery

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References

External links

Tabebuia chrysotricha, Golden Trumpet TreeTabebuia chrysotricha / Handroanthus chrysotrichus (Yellow trumpet tree) - JCUTabebuia chrysotricha - Golden Trumpet Tree - Plant Finder- Sunset.com
*http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1600/036364407782250652 chrysotricha Flora of Brazil Flora of the Atlantic Forest Trees of South America Garden plants of South America Ornamental trees {{Bignoniaceae-stub

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