Handroanthus albus
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Handroanthus albus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Bignoniaceae |
Genus: | Handroanthus |
Species: | H. albus
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Binomial name | |
Handroanthus albus | |
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Handroanthus albus, the golden trumpet tree, is a tree with yellow flowers native to Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia and the Cerrado (tropical savannas) of Brazil, where it is known as ipê-amarelo-da-serra.
This plant is found in the Brazilian states of Distrito Federal, where it's the states symbol, Bahia, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Piauí, Amazonas, Pará and São Paulo.[2]
It is used as an urban tree. Well-known and popular, the tree and its flower are the national plants of Brazil.[citation needed]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Handroanthus albus.
- ^ "The Plant List". Retrieved 3 June 2014.
- ^ (in Portuguese) Tabebuia alba at Instituto de Pesquisas e Estudos Florestais
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