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Handroanthus chrysotrichus
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Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
Sunridge Road, near Blue Kerry, Harare
Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
Sunridge Road, near Blue Kerry, Harare
Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
Sunridge Road, near Blue Kerry, Harare
Photo: Meg Coates Palgrave
Sunridge Road, near Blue Kerry, Harare
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34, Kent Road, Highlands, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
34, Kent Road, Highlands, Harare
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Outside National Herbarium, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
Outside National Herbarium, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
Outside National Herbarium, Harare
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Outside National Herbarium, Harare
Photo: Mark Hyde
Harare Gardens
Photo: Mark Hyde
Gardens at front of the Celebration Centre, Harare
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| Synonyms: |
Tabebuia chrysotricha (DC.) Standl. |
| Common names: | Golden trumpet tree (English) |
| Frequency: | Occasional as an escape |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Shrub or small tree. Leaves palmately 3-5-foliolate; leaflets oblong-obovate or oblong-elliptic, mostly 2-11 cm long, stellate-pubescent; petiole 1-2.5 cm long; petiolules up to 8 cm long. Inflorescences in subsessile terminal clusters, few-flowered. Calyx tubular, 1-2 cm long, hairy. Corolla yellow with reddish lines at the throat; tube 3.5-5.5 cm long; lobes 0.5-1.5 cm long. Fruit linear-cylindrical, 11-38 cm long, reddish or golden hairy. |
| Notes: | Popular as an ornamental tree but young trees and seedlings are occasionally seen as naturalized escapes. |
| Derivation of specific name: | chrysotrichus: from Greek: chryso, meaning golden and tricho, hair, hence golden-hairy. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to Colombia, Argentina and Brazil. |
| Zimbabwe distribution: | C |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
| Endemic status: | |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Images last updated: | Wednesday 3 January 2018 |
| Literature: |
Bidgood, S., Verdcourt, B. & Vollesen K. (2006). Bignoniaceae and Cobaeaceae Flora of Tropical East Africa Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Page 17. |
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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Handroanthus chrysotrichusBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Handroanthus chrysotrichus
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Handroanthus chrysotrichus
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Handroanthus chrysotrichus
JSTOR Plant Science: Handroanthus chrysotrichus
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Handroanthus chrysotrichus
Plants of the World Online: Handroanthus chrysotrichus
Tropicos: Handroanthus chrysotrichus
Wikipedia: Handroanthus chrysotrichus
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