Tabebuia

genus of plants

Tabebuia is a polyphyletic assemblage today comprising 66 spp.For example red lapacho T impetigosa is considered as Handroanthus impetiginosus by Mattos[2][3][4]Typus is T. cassionoides (Lam.)DC.

Tabebuia
Tabebuia aurea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Lamiales
Family:Bignoniaceae
Tribe:Tecomeae
Genus:Tabebuia
Gomes ex A.P. de Candolle
Type species
Tabebuia cassinoides
A.P. de Candolle
Species

approximately 67 species. See text

Synonyms[1]
  • Leucoxylon Raf.
  • Potamoxylon Raf.
  • Proterpia Raf.
  • Couralia Splitg.
3 seeds with septum and valves of split pod of Tabebuia sp. at MHNT

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