Trees & Plants

Trumpet tree

Kunahangaali

Tabebuia rosea (Bertol.)

Widely planted as an avenue tree ex. A. DC. The bark is used in treating occurrence of intestinal parasites, malaria and uterine cancer. The decoction of the bark is recommended for anaemia and constipation and that of flowers, leaves and roots to reduce fever, pain, tonsil infla

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uses: The bark is used in treating occurrence of intestinal parasites, malaria and uterine cancer. The decoction of the bark is recommended for anaemia and constipation and that of flowers, leaves and roots to reduce fever, pain, tonsil inflammation and m various other disorders. Lapachol, isolated from the tree, has antimalarial effects.
family: Bignoniaceae
synonym: Tecoma mexicana Mart. ex DC., Tecoma rosea Bertol. of
description: Medium trees, up to 20 m tall; bark greyish-brown, rough. Leaves opposite, digitately pinnate; leaflets usually × 5, often unequal, 5-30 2-12 cm, elliptic or oblong lanceolate, acuminate at apex, obtuse to rounded at base; lateral nerves 6-9 pairs, slender; petiolules 1.4-3.5 cm long. Flowers in cymose panicles. Calyx cupular, bilabiate, densely lepidote, 1-2 cm. Corolla pink, glabrous outside, 6-10 cm long and 5-7 cm across, lobes 5, subequal, margins wavy. Stamens included within the corolla tube.
native range: Continental America
distribution: Pantropical
english names: Trumpet tree
flowering fruiting: December- June
occurrence maldives: Widely planted as an avenue tree ex. A. DC.