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

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Tecoma stans

Photo: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam

Tecoma stans

Photo: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam

Tecoma stans

Photo: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam, Harare

Tecoma stans

Photo: Mark Hyde
Natal Road, Harare

Tecoma stans

Photo: Mark Hyde
Natal Road, Harare

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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.
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Flowering time:Dec - Apr
Worldwide distribution: Southern Florida to the West Indies and South America
Growth form(s): Tree, shrub over 2 m.
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Image last updated: Saturday 7 October 2006
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Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Tecoma stans
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Tecoma stans
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Tecoma stans
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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-24

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2024). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Tecoma stans.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/species.php?species_id=152400, retrieved 29 March 2024

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