Bignoniaceae

Tabebuia

Tabebuia aurea (Silva Manso) Benth. & Hook.f. ex S.Moore

First published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 4: 423 (1895)

This species is accepted

The native range of this species is Peru to Brazil and N. Argentina. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution
Synonyms
Classification
Publications
Other data

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Paraguay, Peru

Introduced into:

Leeward Is., Puerto Rico

Homotypic Synonyms

Bignonia aurea Silva Manso in Enum. Subst. Braz.: 40 (1836)
Tecoma aurea (Silva Manso) DC. in Prodr. 9: 222 (1845)

Heterotypic Synonyms

Bignonia squamellulosa DC. in Prodr. 9: 174 (1845), pro syn.
Couralia caraiba (Mart.) Corr.Méllo ex Stellfeld in Arq. Mus. Paranaense 9: 131 (1952)
Gelseminum caraiba (Mart.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 245 (1898)
Handroanthus caraiba (Mart.) Mattos in Loefgrenia 50: 2 (1970)
Handroanthus leucophloeus (Mart. ex DC.) Mattos in Loefgrenia 50: 2 (1970)
Tabebuia argentea (Bureau & K.Schum.) Britton in Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 6: 197 (1925)
Tabebuia caraiba (Mart.) Bureau in Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1893: 113 (1894)
Tabebuia suberosa Rusby in Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 7: 358 (1927)
Tecoma argentea Bureau & K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 8(2): 332 (1897)
Tecoma caraiba Mart. in Flora 24(2 Beibl.): 14 (1841)
Tecoma caraiba var. grandiflora Hassl. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 60 (1910)
Tecoma caraiba var. squamellulosa Bureau & K.Schum. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 8(2): 331 (1897)
Tecoma leucophlaeos Mart. ex DC. in Prodr. 9: 217 (1845)
Tecoma squamellulosa DC. in Prodr. 9: 220 (1845)
Tecoma trichocalycina DC. in Prodr. 9: 221 (1845)

Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order
Lamiales

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Family
Bignoniaceae

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Genus
Tabebuia

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Species
Tabebuia aurea

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
Arbo, M.M. & al. (2018). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 20(1): 1-488. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
Arbo, M.M. (1999). Bignoniaceae. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 74: 361-374. Missouri Botanical Garden.
Da Silva, M.M. & De Queiroz, L.P. (2003). A família Bignoniaceae na região de Catolés, Chapada Diamantia, Bahia, Brasil. Sitientibus Sérrie Ciências Biológicas 3: 3-21.
Gentry, A.H (1992). Bignoniaceae-Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Flora Neotropica, Monograph 25(II): 1-370.
Grose, S.O. & Olmstead, R.G. (2007). Taxonomic revisions in the polyphyletic genus Tabebuia s. l. (Bignoniaceae). Systematic Botany 32: 660-670.
Kotiya, A., Solanki, Y. & Reddy, G.V. (2020). Flora of Rajasthan: 1-769. Rajasthan state biodiversity board.
Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.

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Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
Arbo, M.M. & al. (2018). Flora Argentina. Flora vascular de la República Argentina 20(1): 1-488. INTA, IMBIV & IBODA.
Da Silva, M.M. & De Queiroz, L.P. (2003). A família Bignoniaceae na região de Catolés, Chapada Diamantia, Bahia, Brasil. Sitientibus Sérrie Ciências Biológicas 3: 3-21.
Gentry, A.H (1992). Bignoniaceae-Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Flora Neotropica, Monograph 25(II): 1-370.
Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Date	Reference	Identified As	Barcode	Type Status	Has image?
Jan 1, 2009	Henicka, G.S.; Nascimento, J.; Pilger, J.M.; Taques, A.C.; Piva, J.H. [107] Brazil		K000579369		No
Sep 8, 2000	Silva, M.A.; Oliveira, E.C.L.; Felfili, J.M.; Oliveira, N.R.; Barbosa, E.L.; Cardoso, E. [4431] Brazil		K000902615		Yes
Jan 1, 1998	Hatschbach, G.G.; Schinini, A.; Barbosa, E. [66548] Brazil		K000902499		Yes
Jan 1, 1998	Ganev, W. [2033] Brazil		K000902616		Yes
Jan 1, 1998	Hatschbach, G.G.; Schinini, A.; Barbosa, E. [66548] Brazil		K000902500		Yes
	Camargo, P.N.; Marinis, G. [13] Brazil		K000902465		Yes
	Sellow, F. [s.n.] Brazil		K000902479		Yes
	Collenette, C.L. [138] Brazil		K000902489		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.]		K000902506		Yes
	Thomas, W.W.; Ackerley, D.; Cid Ferreira, C.A.; Guedes, J.; Lima, R.P. [4646] Brazil		K000902493		Yes
	Hunt, D.R. [6276a] Brazil		K000902509		Yes
	Macedo, A. [2498] Brazil		K000902468		Yes
	Fróes, R.L. [29959] Brazil		K000902459		Yes
	Burchell [5541] Brazil		K000902480		Yes
	Glaziou [12985] Brazil		K000902503		Yes
	Burchell [5355-2] Brazil		K000902497		Yes
	Fróes, R.L. [30545] Brazil		K000902460		Yes
	Ratter, J.A.; Ramos, J. [296] Brazil		K000902471		Yes
	Smith, D. [218] Brazil		K000902492		Yes
	Prance, G.T.; Silva, N.T. [58442] Brazil		K000902485		Yes
	Spruce, R. [s.n.] Brazil		K000902482		Yes
	Macedo, A. [2515] Brazil		K000902476		Yes
	Argent, G.C.G. [6477] Brazil		K000902475		Yes
	Harley, R.M.; Renvoize, S.A.; Erskine, C.M.; Brighton, C.A.; Pinheiro, R. [16448] Brazil		K000902495		Yes
	Ratter, J.A. [76] Brazil		K000902473		Yes
	s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil		K000902469		Yes
	Argent, G.C.G. [6477] Brazil		K000902472		Yes
	Hunt, D.R.; Ramos, J.F. [6276] Brazil		K000902507		Yes
	Spruce [1073] Brazil		K000902481		Yes
	Macedo, A. [2498] Brazil		K000902467		Yes
	Macedo, A. [2515] Brazil		K000902477		Yes
	Black, G.A.; Ledoux, P. [50/10840] Brazil		K000902483		Yes
	Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Grear, J.W.; Santos, R.R. [17939] Brazil		K000902470		Yes
	Burchell [8108] Brazil		K000902463		Yes
	Collenette, C.L. [138] Brazil		K000902490		Yes
	Riedel [2426] Brazil		K000902501		Yes
	Irwin, H.S.; Souza, R.; Grear, J.W.; Santos, R.R. [17939] Brazil		K000902466		Yes
	Hunt, D.R.; Ramos, J.F. [6276] Brazil		K000902508		Yes
	Heringer, E.P.; Filgueiras, T.S.; Mendonça, R.C.; Pereira, B.A.S.; Salles, A.E.H.; Chagas e Silva, F. [5234] Brazil		K000902505		Yes
	Gardner [2674] Brazil		K000902496		Yes
	Ratter, J.A.; Fonsêca, S.G.; Fonsêca Filho, J.; Ribeiro, J.F.; Silva, J.C. [3499] Brazil		K000902494		Yes
	Hunt, D.R.; Ramos, J.F. [6290] Brazil		K000902486		Yes
	Collenette, C.L. [138] Brazil		K000902488		Yes
	Prance, G.T.; Silva, N.T. [58442] Brazil		K000902484		Yes
	Gardner [2674] Brazil		K000902502		Yes
	Ratter, J.A.; Ramos, J. [223] Brazil		K000902474		Yes
	Eiten, G.; Eiten, L.T. [2216] Brazil		K000902462		Yes
	Collenette, C.L. [138] Brazil		K000902487		Yes
	Ducke, A. [2360] Brazil		K000902498		Yes
	Burchell [5099] Brazil		K000902504		Yes
	Collenette, C.L. [138] Brazil		K000902491		Yes
	Egler, W.A. [623] Brazil		K000902461		Yes
	Glaziou, A.F.M. [19665] Brazil		K000902464		Yes
	Hatschbach, G.G. [3384] Brazil		K000902478		Yes
	Rusby, H. [1423] Bolivia	Tabebuia caraiba	K000449944	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Blanchet [2758] Brazil	Tabebuia caraiba	K000449924	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Blanchet [2758] Brazil	Tabebuia caraiba	K000449925	Unknown Type Material	Yes
	Balansa, B. [513] Paraguay	Tabebuia argentea	K000449926	Unknown Type Material	Yes

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Tabebuia aurea (Silva Manso) Benth. & Hook.f. ex S.Moore

Distribution

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Introduced into:

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

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Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index

Sources

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

Kew Backbone Distributions

Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

Kew Science Photographs

Tabebuia aurea (Silva Manso) Benth. & Hook.f. ex S.Moore

Distribution

Native to:

Introduced into:

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

Kew Backbone Distributions

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index External Link

Herbarium Catalogue (58 records)

Sources

Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

Kew Backbone Distributions

Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

Kew Science Photographs

IPNI - The International Plant Names Index