Caribbean Trumpet Tree
Tabebuia argentea
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- March-May
How to identify Caribbean Trumpet Tree
Identify Caribbean Trumpet Tree by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Silvery-grey leaves.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Panicle.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-May.
- In India, compare location records such as West Bengal, Maharashtra.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tabebuia argentea
- Genus
- Tabebuia
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Planted as an avenue tree
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Paraguay
- Distribution
- Introduced
- Found in India
- West Bengal, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Caribbean Trumpet Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Bignoniaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
- Flower arrangement
- PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.“The flowers are bright yellow, up to 6.5 cm diameter, produced several together in a loose panicle.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“The fruit is a slender 10 cm long capsule.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Caribbean Trumpet Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Bignoniaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Caribbean Trumpet Tree
Caribbean trumpet tree (Tabebuia argentea) is a tree in the Bignoniaceae family. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal and Maharashtra. It is planted as an avenue tree. Flowering and fruiting run from March to May.
Bignoniaceae
Trumpet vine family
Caribbean Trumpet Tree belongs to the Bignoniaceae family.
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