Handroanthus chrysotrichus

Handroanthus chrysotrichus, synonym Tabebuia chrysotricha,

commonly known as the golden trumpet tree, is a semi- Handroanthus chrysotrichus
evergreen/semi-deciduous (shedding foliage for a short period in
late spring)[1] 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 5 to 8 m (15 to
25  ft), sometimes up to 20  m (50  ft),[1] with a spread of 8 to
11  m (25 to 35  ft). It has very showy golden-yellow to red
flowers in the spring. These are rich in nectar and thus the tree is
a useful honey plant. While it is not especially popular with
hummingbirds, some of these – e.g. glittering-bellied emerald
(Chlorostilbon lucidus) and white-throated hummingbird
(Leucochloris albicollis) – seem to prefer them over the flowers
of other Tabebuia species.[2] Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
The golden trumpet tree is grown outside Brasil as a street tree
and garden tree. The USDA rates it for hardiness zones 9b Clade: Tracheophytes
through 11, and moderately drought-tolerant. Clade: Angiosperms
Concern has been raised that it is becoming a weed in tropical Clade: Eudicots
and sub-tropical Australia, though it has not yet been declared.[3]
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Taxonomy
Family: Bignoniaceae
A 2007 DNA study of various members classified in the genus
Genus: Handroanthus
Tabebuia showed that the taxon was polyphyletic, and two
genera were resurrected to separate these members into three Species: H. chrysotrichus
separate clades: Roseodendron, Handroanthus, and Tabebuia.[4] Binomial name
Handroanthus chrysotrichus
(Mart. ex DC.) Mattos

Synonyms

Gelseminum chrysotrichum (Mart.

ex A. DC.) Kuntze
Handroanthus chrysotrichus
Tabebuia chrysotricha was moved to Handroanthus (Mart. ex A. DC.) Mattos
chrysotrichus, characterized by the hardness of its wood and Handroanthus chrysotrichus var.
high lapachol content.[4] obtusata (A. DC.) Mattos
Handroanthus pedicellatus
(Bureau & K. Schum. ex Mart.)
Gallery Mattos
Tabebuia chrysotricha var.
obtusata (A. DC.) Toledo
Tabebuia flavescens
Tabebuia pedicellata
Tecoma chrysotricha Mart. ex A.
DC.M
Tecoma chrysotricha var.
obtusata (A. DC.) Bureau & K.
Schum. ex Mart.
Tecoma flavescens (Velloso) Mart.
Trunk Fruit
ex A. DC.
Tecoma grandis F. Kränzl.
Tecoma obtusata A. DC.
Tecoma ochracea var. denudata
Cham. Tecoma pedicellata Bureau
& K. Schum. ex Mart.

Flowers

References
1. Gilman, Edward F.; Watson, Dennis G. (21 March 2007). "ENH-772/ST614: Tabebuia
chrysotricha: Golden Trumpet Tree" (http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/st614). edis.ifas.ufl.edu.
University of Florida. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
2. Baza Mendonça & dos Anjos (2005)
3. Technigro Australia Pty. Ltd (2013)
4. Susan O. Grose and R. G. Olmstead

Further reading
Baza Mendonça, Luciana & dos Anjos, Luiz (2005): Beija-flores (Aves, Trochilidae) e seus
recursos florais em uma área urbana do Sul do Brasil [Hummingbirds (Aves, Trochilidae)
and their flowers in an urban area of southern Brazil]. [Portuguese with English abstract]
Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 22(1): 51–59. doi:10.1590/S0101-81752005000100007 (https://do
i.org/10.1590%2FS0101-81752005000100007) PDF fulltext (http://www.scielo.br/pdf/rbzool/v22n
1/a07v22n1.pdf)
Susan O. Grose and R. G. Olmstead (2007): Taxonomic Revisions in the Polyphyletic Genus
Tabebuia s. l. (Bignoniaceae). Systematic Botany "32"(3):660-670.
doi:10.1600/036364407782250652 (https://doi.org/10.1600%2F036364407782250652) abstract (htt
p://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1600/036364407782250652)
 Technigro Australia Pty. Ltd. (2013): Weed Watch: Golden Trumpet Tree Tabebuia
Chrysotricha http://www.technigro.com.au/documents/GoldenTrumpetTree.pdf Archived (https://web.a
rchive.org/web/20150303214130/http://technigro.com.au/documents/GoldenTrumpetTree.pdf) 2015-
03-03 at the Wayback Machine

External links
Tabebuia chrysotricha, Golden Trumpet Tree (http://www.sunnygardens.com/garden_plants/t
abebuia/tabebuia_2837.php)
Tabebuia chrysotricha / Handroanthus chrysotrichus (Yellow trumpet tree) - JCU (https://web.
archive.org/web/20100429160900/http://cms.jcu.edu.au/discovernature/plantcairns/JCUDE
V_015968)
Tabebuia chrysotricha - Golden Trumpet Tree - Plant Finder- Sunset.com (https://web.archiv
e.org/web/20110716163607/http://plantfinder.sunset.com/sunset/plant-details.jsp;jsessionid
=E29749854B7028FD30CCAC570BB68727?id=2827)
http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1600/036364407782250652

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