Tecoma stans (L.) Kunth

 
  • Family : BIGNONIACEAE
    (BIGNONIA FAMILY)
  • Family (as per The Plant List) : Bignoniaceae
  • Species : Tecoma stans
  • Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Tecoma stans (L.) Juss. ex Kunth
  • Common name : Yellow bells, Trumpet-flower, The Yellow Elder
  • Vernacular name : Gaudichaudi (Kan.); Swarnapatti, Manjarali (Tam.); Pachagotla, Pasupu ganneru, Ganta ganneru, Swarna puvvu, Suvarna ganneru (Tel.)
  • Key identification features : An evergreen shrub. Leaves pinnately compound with variable number of leaflets. Flowers in terminal panicles, showy and yellow. Fruit is a linear capsule; seeds winged.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
  • Native : Neotropics
  • Comments : Ornamental shrub planted in gardens.
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • World Distribution : Introduced in most part of the world.
  • Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2011 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 4; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Tecoma stans. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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