Tecoma stans (L.) Humb., Bonpl. & Kunth

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam

Photo: Mark Hyde
Natal Road, Harare

Synonyms:
Common names:	Yellow bells (English) Yellow elder (English) Yellow trumpet flower (English)
Description:	Evergreen shrub or small tree, to 7 m. Leaflets 5-13, sharply serrate, sessile. Flowers bright yellow. Capsule 12-20 cm.
Notes:	Introduced as a garden ornamental and it is very commonly grown in Harare gardens. It is occasionally found growing in a semi-naturalised state. Plants, such as those found at Cleveland Dam, most likely originate from a planted specimen but they seem to have successsfully multiplied to form a small localised population.
Derivation of specific name:
Flowering time:	Dec - Apr
Worldwide distribution:	Southern Florida to the West Indies and South America
Growth form(s):	Tree, shrub over 2 m.
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Image last updated:	Saturday 7 October 2006
Literature:

Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Tecoma stans
Flora of Zambia: Tecoma stans
Flora of Zimbabwe: Tecoma stans

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Tecoma stans
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Tecoma stans
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Tecoma stans
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Tecoma stans
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Tecoma stans
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Tecoma stans
JSTOR Plant Science: Tecoma stans
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Tecoma stans
Plants of the World Online: Tecoma stans
Tropicos: Tecoma stans
Wikipedia: Tecoma stans