Mazhar Botanic Garden

Tecoma castanifolia (D.Don) Melch.

Chestnutleaf Trumpet bush

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000880
English name: Chestnutleaf Trumpet bush
Arabic name: تكوما كاسانيفوليا
Native: Ecuador and Peru
Country: Ecuador Peru

Evergreen shrub grow up to 3-6 m tall leaves compound, serrated margins flowers scanted, yellow bell-shaped, appear at the end of branches which spread outwards, The flower buds pop when squeezed fruit elongated, capsule 10-30 cm long, 5-20 mm wide, seeds numerous papery

Ornamental shrub. A leaf infusion can be taken orally for treating diabetes and stomach pains. hedge and to provide shade.

Stenolobium castanifolium DDon, Tecoma gaudichaudii DC

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Texture: Clay Loam Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Mediterranean Subtropics
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Zone: 10 : 11
pH range: 6-8.5, tolerating 5.5-9
Status: Common
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Shrub
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ayurvedic herbal medical preparations Hedge Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Mild acid

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