Encyclopedia of Stanford Trees, Shrubs, and Vines

Tabebuia impetiginosa. PINK TRUMPET TREE. Tropical America
Bignonaceae (Bignonia family)

One tree of this tropical genus grows in the lawn at the front left of Harmony House on Lomita Drive. The compound leaves contain five leaflets. Clusters of showy trumpet-shaped blooms, purple-pink with yellow throats, appear in spring. Species identification of our plant is uncertain.

Illustrations (links open new windows): habit | leaf

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Name derivation, genus | species

Related material:

Botanical name index | Common name index | Family
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