Tecoma castanifolia
(D.Don) Melch.
Bignoniaceae
Bignonia castaneifolia (D.Don) DC.
Bignonia serrata Pav. ex G.Don
Delostoma stenolobium Steud.
Gelseminum gaudichaudii (DC.) Kuntze
Kokoschkinia paniculata Turcz.
Stenolobium castanifolium D.Don
Stenolobium stans castanifolium (D.Don) Seem.
Tecoma gaudichaudii DC.
Common Name:
General Information
Tecoma castanifolia is a shrub growing up to 4 - 5 metres tall[
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
-
].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a source of materials.
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
S. America - western Ecuador
Habitat
Forest, in dry regions of coastal Ecuador; at elevations up to 200 metres, perhaps ascending to 1,300 metres in the south of its range[
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 | Shrub |
| Height | 0.00 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
None known
Medicinal
None known
Other Uses
The stems are used as poles and to make tools[
1783- Title
- Enciclopedia de las Plantas Útiles del Ecuador
- Publication
-
- Author
- de la Torre, L., Navarrete H., P. Muriel M., Macía M.J. & Ba
- Publisher
- Herbario QCA de la Escuela de Ciencias Biológicas de la Pontific
- Year
- 2008
- ISBN
- 978-9978-77-135-8
- Description
-
].
Propagation
Seed -
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