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Yellow
Tabebuia,
Silver
Tabebuia
Tabebuia aurea
(Manso) Benth. & Hook. f. ex S. Moore
tab-eh-BOO-yah OUR-ee-ah
Bignoniaceae
Explanation
of name:
Generic name is a Brazilian name (BA1). Aurea means golden.
Synonyms:
(see
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=TAAU2):
Tabebuia argentea
(Bureau
ex K. Schum.) Britt.
Tabebuia caraiba
(Mart.)
Bureau
Natural
range:
Tropical America (introduced in Florida)
Recognition:
Small gnarly trees with deeply furrowed bark. Flowers bright yellow,
trumpet-shaped, produced mainly while the tree is leafless. Leaves palmately
compound, opposite
Landscape
uses:
Showy, yellow-flowering specimen trees popular for street and patio plantings.
Flowering, according to UFENH771, mostly late winter while leafless and
sporadically at other times. These trees have not fared well in hurricanes.
Tabebuia Thrips may cause leaf curling, distortion, and galls. Propagate by
seeds or layering (UFFPS771).
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Botanical |
English |
FL native |
Growth form
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Flowering season
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Typical dimensions
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Suggested spacing |
Cultural conditions
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Problems
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Tabebuia caraiba |
Yellow Tabebuia |
Exotic |
Tree |
Mostly LW, sporadically at other times (UFENH771) |
15’-25’ X 10’-15’
(UFENH771) |
12’-15’
(DAV) |
SU(PS)
WD
DT
AT
(PBCC, UFENH771) |
Storm breakage,
Tabebuia Thrips,
Escaped from cultivation (WU2) |
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