Yellow Trumpet-Tree
Tabebuia aurea
- Found in India
- Telangana, Rajasthan, Delhi & more
How to identify Yellow Trumpet-Tree
Identify Yellow Trumpet-Tree by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Silvery-grey leaves.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound.
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Panicle.
- In India, compare location records such as Telangana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Bignoniaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Yellow Trumpet-Tree.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Tabebuia aurea
- Genus
- Tabebuia
- Family
- Bignoniaceae
- Found in India
- Telangana, Rajasthan, Delhi, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab
- 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 Yellow 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 Yellow Trumpet-Tree itself; the rest are typical of the Bignoniaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Yellow Trumpet-Tree
Yellow Trumpet-tree (Tabebuia aurea) is a species in the Bignoniaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Telangana, Rajasthan, Delhi and 10 other states.
Bignoniaceae
Trumpet vine family
Yellow Trumpet-Tree belongs to the Bignoniaceae family.
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