Tabebuia angustata
Britton
Bignoniaceae
Tabebuia richardiana Urb.
Tabebuia trinitensis Britton
Tecoma heptaphylla Mart.
Common Name:
General Information
Tabebuia angustata is a tree that can grow 15 metres or more tall.
The tree is harvested from the wild for its wood.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
2095- Title
- Bignoniaceae: Part II (Tribe Tecomeae)
- Publication
- Flora Neotropica Monograph Vol. 25, No. 2 pp 1-370
- Author
- Gentry A.H.
- Publisher
- The New York Botanical Garden, New York
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-89327-368-6
- Description
-
Range
Caribbean - Cuba, Jamaica
Habitat
Streamsides, swamps, coastal lowlands, or the edge of mangroves; at elevations up to 700 metres[
2095- Title
- Bignoniaceae: Part II (Tribe Tecomeae)
- Publication
- Flora Neotropica Monograph Vol. 25, No. 2 pp 1-370
- Author
- Gentry A.H.
- Publisher
- The New York Botanical Garden, New York
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-89327-368-6
- Description
-
].
Properties
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Tree |
| Height | 15.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The wood is used for construction[
2095- Title
- Bignoniaceae: Part II (Tribe Tecomeae)
- Publication
- Flora Neotropica Monograph Vol. 25, No. 2 pp 1-370
- Author
- Gentry A.H.
- Publisher
- The New York Botanical Garden, New York
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0-89327-368-6
- Description
-
]. A medium-weight wood, it is very durable in contact with salt water and so is especially used in the construction of wharves and for making canoes[
887- Title
- Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden Vol. 79
- Publication
-
- Author
- van der Werff H. (Editor)
- Website
- http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1992
- ISBN
- 0026-6493
- Description
- A botanical journal, it includes an article on the ethnobotanical uses of the plant family Bignoniaceae. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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