Tabebuia aurea (paratodo)

Tabebuia aurea (Silva Manso) Benth. & Hook. f. ex S. Moore is from the family Bignoniaceae, and is one of the most beautiful trees of the Chacoan landscape in Paraguay, due to its bright yellow flowers that bloom all at once.

It is also a widely cultivated ornamental tree.

Its vibrant yellow flowers are up to 8cm long and grow in groups of approximately 40.

The tree flowers in June–August and fruits in August–September.

Species detail

Taxonomy

Tabebuia aurea is easy to spot in the Paraguayan Chaco landscape. Discover how it makes such a show.
Distribution

This tree is widely distributed in the South American savannas, in Argentina, Boliva, Brazil and Paraguay and is also cultivated as an ornamental tree.
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