Tecoma
Genus of shrubs and trees
Tecoma is a genus of seven species of shrubs or small trees in the trumpet vine family, Bignoniaceae. They are native to the Americas, ranging from the extreme southern United States through Central America and the Antilles south through Andean South America to northern Argentina. Even though Tekoma trees are not originally native to Malaysia, they have adapted extremely well to the Southeast Asian climate, especially in Malaysia. Over time, they have become a familiar and iconic seasonal sight in many Malaysian towns and cities. Because of their stunning pink blooms that resemble cherry blossoms, they are locally known as Malaysia Sakura. The generic name is derived from the Nahuatl word tecomaxochitl, which was applied by the indigenous peoples of Mexico to plants with tubular flowers. Trumpetbush is a common name for plants in this genus.
01Species
| Image | Name | Subspecies | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tecoma beckii J.R.I.Wood | Bolivia | ||
| Tecoma castanifolia (D.Don) Melch. , Chestnutleaf trumpetbush | Ecuador, Peru | ||
| Tecoma fulva (Cavanilles) D.Don |
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Bolivia | |
| Tecoma rosifolia Humboldt, Bonpland & Kunth | Peru, Bolivia | ||
| Tecoma stans (L.) Juss. ex Kunth , Yellow trumpetbush |
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Americas | |
| Tecoma tenuiflora (DC.) Fabris | Bolivia and Argentina | ||
| Tecoma weberbaueriana (Kränzlin) Melchior | Peru, Ecuador |
Hybrids and cultivars
- Tecoma × smithii W. Watson
Formerly placed here
- Campsidium valdivianum (Phil.) Skottsb. (as T. valdiviana Phil.)
- Campsis × tagliabuana (Vis.) Rehder (as T. tagliabuana Vis.)
- Handroanthus albus (as T. alba Cham.)
- Handroanthus impetiginosus (as T. impetiginosa Mart. ex DC.)
- Handroanthus chrysotrichus (syn. Tabebuia chrysotricha, as T. chrysotrichus Mart. ex DC.)
- Pandorea jasminoides (Lindl.) K.Schum. (as T. jasminoides Lindl.)
- Pandorea pandorana (Andrews) Steenis (as T. australis R.Br. or T. pandorana (Andrews) Skeels)
- Paratecoma peroba (Record & Mell) Kuhlm. (as T. peroba Record & Mell)
- Podranea brycei (N.E.Br.) Sprague (as T. brycei N.E.Br.)
- Podranea ricasoliana (Tanfani) Sprague (as T. mackenii W.Watson or T. ricasoliana Tanfani)
- Tabebuia aurea (Silva Manso) Benth. & Hook.f. ex S.Moore (as T. argentea Bureau & K.Schum. or T. caraiba Mart.)
- Tabebuia bahamensis (Northr.) Britton (as T. bahamensis Northr.)
- Tabebuia berteroi (DC.) Britton (as T. berteroi DC.)
- Tabebuia chrysantha subsp. meridionalis A.H.Gentry (as T. spectabilis Planch. & Linden)
- Tabebuia guayacan (Seem.) Hemsl. (as T. guayacan Seem.)
- Tabebuia heptaphylla (Vell.) Toledo (as T. ipe Mart. ex K.Schum.)
- Tabebuia heterophylla (DC.) Britton (as T. leucoxylon (L.) Mart. ex DC. or T. pentaphylla Juss. ex DC.)
- Tabebuia ochracea subsp. heterotricha (DC.) A.H.Gentry) (as T. heterotricha DC.)
- Tabebuia ochracea subsp. ochracea (as T. ochracea Cham.)
- Tabebuia rosea (Bertol.) DC. (as T. rosea Bertol.)
- Tabebuia serratifolia (Vahl) G.Nicholson (as T. serratifolia (Vahl) G.Don)
- Tecomanthe dendrophila (Blume) K.Schum. (as T. dendrophila Blume)
- Tecomaria capensis (Thunb.) Spach (as T. capensis (Thunb.) Lindl.)
- Tecomaria nyassae (Oliv.) Baill. (as T. nyassae Oliv.)
- Tecomella undulata (Sm.) Seem. (as T. undulata (Sm.) G.Don)
Sources and credits
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- Starr 071024-0141 Tecoma stans.jpg by Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0
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