Mazhar Botanic Garden

Tabebuia aurea (Silva MNSO) Benth. & Hook. F. ex S.Moore

Caribbean trumpet tree

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000502
English name: Caribbean trumpet tree
Arabic name: تابيبويا صفراء
Native: Caribbean, South America
Country: Caribbean
(PGR): Common

Semi deciduous tree  growing 20-40 m tall  m high, 30-40 cm in diameter leaves opposite, digitate, leaflets generally 5, elliptic-oblong, glabrous with acute base and acuminate tip, petiolate flower yellow

A very ornamental tree, especially when in bloom, it is used in landscaping. Timber tree

Tabebuia argentea (Bureau & KSchum)Britton

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Texture: Adaptable
Fertility: Low
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: All year
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 6.1-7.3
Status: Least concern
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental Timber
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Semi deciduous
pH: Mild alkaline Neutral

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