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Tabebuia aurea

(Silva Manso) Benth. & Hook.f. ex S.Moore (1895)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Bignoniaceae Genus: Tabebuia

Caribbean trumpet tree, silver trumpet tree

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 4: 423 (1895)

Other References

Staples & Herbst 2005:187 (KEY, DESCR); Frohlich & Lau 2010:5 (NEWNAT/O, DESCR); Oppenheimer & Pezzillo 2024:65 (WM? [adventive, Honokahua])

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Tabebuia aurea Honolulu, Manoa area Full sun. Preserved_Specimen Tree 5 m. tall. Flowers canary. Fragrance none (afternoon). Lau, J. 1214 Oahu BISH 1985-07-15
2 Tabebuia aurea Honolulu, University of Hawaii Manoa Campus, near Hemenway Hall Preserved_Specimen Small tree 2 dm x 4 m. Woolford, H.A. 311 Oahu BISH 1956-01-24
3 Tabebuia aurea Waimea District: Plants from the Waimea Baptist Church along Hwy 50 Preserved_Specimen Tree of 12 ft. Leaves yellowish-green, slightly glossy above, below dull. Calyx yellow with slight greenish tinge. Corolla bright yellow, throat with five to seven linear brownish streaks. Flynn, T.W. 3380 Kauai BISH 1989-05-10
4 Tabebuia aurea Lihue district, Puhi, Next to Chiefess Kamakaheli Middle school. Landscape planting along street. Cultivated Preserved_Specimen Small tree about 7 ft tall. Yellow tubular flws. Compound lvs w/ 3 leaflets Tangalin, N. 1586 Kauai BISH 2007-09-26
5 Tabebuia aurea Lihue District: Lihue, park in front of Water Department office, adjacent to Nawiliwili Road (across from Kukui Grove Shopping Center) Preserved_Specimen Tree 3 m. tall, stems thick. Corolla yellow. One plant seen. Lorence, D.H. 6351 Kauai BISH 1988-05-06
6 Tabebuia aurea Honolulu, Governor's residence, Beretania Street Preserved_Specimen Flowers bright-yellow, with brown lines in throat. Holt, W. Oahu BISH 1956-02-03
7 Tabebuia aurea Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Tree with silvery leaves; flowers yellow; plus pods and seeds. Potter, C. Oahu BISH 1957-08-28
8 Tabebuia aurea Honolulu, University of Hawaii Manoa Campus; Newman Center Preserved_Specimen Ornamental tree; flws bright yellow; foliage grayish green. Often called Tabebuia argentea locally. Rauch, F. Oahu BISH 1991-04-17
9 Tabebuia aurea W Maui, Lahaina District, Honokahua Preserved_Specimen Tree with yellow flowers. Seedlings & saplings with thickened taproots, to 2m ht. Oppenheimer, H.L. 50107 Maui BISH 2001-05-12
10 Tabebuia aurea Honolulu, Foster Gardens Preserved_Specimen Flowers lemon-yellow with faint brown lines in throat, 2 in. diam., 2 & 1/8 in. long. Leaves with 5 narrow palmate leaflets, gray-green, smooth,edges smooth. Hartt, C.E. Oahu BISH 1945-04-04
11 Tabebuia aurea Laie, BYU-HC, Preserved_Specimen Vea, S. 10465 Oahu BISH 1977-04-06
12 Tabebuia aurea BYU-HC, Laie soil = silty loam. Preserved_Specimen Tree to 15 ft. Leves palmately divided into 5, yellow flowers. Ornamental tree; less common. Afualo, D. 17 Oahu BISH 1975-02-25
13 Tabebuia aurea BYU-HC in front of Financial Aids Slope flat. Soil sandy, clay. Preserved_Specimen Tree 20-60 ft. high. Yellow flowers & silvery leaves. Leaves have five to seven narrow leaflets. Utai, M. 8 Oahu BISH 1975-03-01
14 Tabebuia aurea Punchbowl area, off Lunalilo St. near Ward Ave. Lowland residential roadside area. Preserved_Specimen Tree to about 2.5 m, no flowers or fruit OED 2008082202 Oahu BISH 2008-08-22
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