Golden bell
Tabebuia argentea
Summary
Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Angiospermae
Class: Dicotyledonae
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoneceae
Genus: Tabebuia
Species: T.argentea
Scientific Name: Tabebuia argentea (Bureau & K.Schum.) Britton.
Common names
English: Yellow tabebuia, Golden bell, Silver trumpet tree.
Description
- Habit and Habitat: Irregular upright or erect plant, heighted upto 6-8mts, tropical flowering tree with corky bark, hanging or weeping growth habit.
- Distribution: South America, Brazil, Peru, Northern Argentina.
- Morphology:
Leaf: Leaves palmately divided into leaflets, opposite, whorled.
Inflorescence: Panicle inflorescence.
Flowers: Bright yellow in colour, produced several together in a loose panicle.
Androecium: Stamens 4 attached to corolla tube, alternate woith the lobes.
Gynoecium: 5 lobed, single compound pistil of 2 carpels, a single style and superior ovary.
Fruit: Capsular in nature.
Seedss: Winged seeds.
Flowering and Fruiting time: February to April. - Propagation: by seeds.
- Importance: Attracts bees, popular ornamental tree and good for screening. Suitable for avenue planting. It will grow in any well drained soil.
- Location: Avenue, New Building and Library- Gymkhana.
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