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Golden Trumpet-tree
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Trumpet-tree family: groenhart & calabash

Golden Trumpet-tree

Handroanthus chrysanthus (Jacq.) S.O.Grose

VU Vulnerable

Names

EnglishGolden Trumpet-tree
Dutch—
SpanishGuayacán
Chinese黄花风铃木
Scientific nameHandroanthus chrysanthus (Jacq.) S.O.Grose

About this species

Handroanthus chrysanthus (araguaney or yellow ipê), formerly classified as Tabebuia chrysantha, also known as araguaney in Venezuela, as guayacán in Colombia, Ecuador and Panama, as chonta quiru in Peru, as tajibo in Bolivia, and as ipê-amarelo in Brazil, is a native tree of the intertropical broadleaf deciduous forests of South America above the Tropic of Capricorn. On May 29, 1948, Handroanthus chrysanthus was declared the National Tree of Venezuela due to its status as an emblematic native species of extraordinary beauty. Its deep yellow resembles that of the Venezuelan flag.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLamiales
FamilyBignoniaceae
GenusHandroanthus

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