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Latin name	Tabebuia moaensis Britton
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Tabebuia excisa Urb. Tabebuia litoralis Urb. Tabebuia pachyphylla Britton Tabebuia potamophila Urb. Tabebuia wrightii Urb. Tabebuia zolyomiana Borhidi
English name	Moa trumpettree
French name	tabébuia de Moa
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Latin name	Tabebuia myrtifolia (Griseb.) Britton
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	myrtleleaf trumpettree
French name	tabébuia à feuilles de myrte
Spanish name	roble de costa (Cuba)
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Latin name	Tabebuia myrtifolia (Griseb.) Britton var. myrtifolia
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Tabebuia mogotensis Urb. Tabebuia saxicola Britton Tabebuia truncata var. stenophylla Urb. Tecoma myrtifolia Griseb.
English name	typical myrtleleaf trumpettree
French name	tabébuia à feuilles de myrte typique
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Latin name	Tabebuia myrtifolia var. petrophila (Greenm.) A.H.Gentry
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	[S?]
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Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Bignonia microphylla A.Rich. non Lam. Tabebuia anafensis Urb. Tabebuia anafensis ssp. munizii Borhidi Tabebuia petrophila Greenm.
English name	rocklover myrtleleaf trumpettree
French name	tabébuia à feuilles de myrte saxicole
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Latin name	Tabebuia obovata Urb.
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Tabebuia apiculata Urb. & Ekman Tabebuia perfae Alain
English name	obovate trumpettree
French name	tabébuia obové
Spanish name	aceituno (Hispaniola)
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Latin name	Tabebuia ochracea (Cham.) Standl.
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Guatemala to Panama) South America (general)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel mes->xer
Use	fr pl (ornamental) ti
Synonym	Bignonia tomentosa Pav. ex DC. Handroanthus ochraceus (Cham.) Mattos Tabebuia hypodictyon (A.DC.) Standl. Tabebuia ochracea ssp. heteropoda (A.DC.) A.H.Gentry Tecoma campinae Kraenzl. Tecoma grandiceps Kraenzl. Tecoma hassleri Sprague Tecoma hemmendorffiana Kraenzl. Tecoma heteropoda A.DC. Tecoma hypodictyon A.DC. Tecoma ochracea Cham.
English name	ochrecoloured trumpettree
French name	tabébuia ocre
Spanish name	cortés, cortés amarillo (Honduras); cortez amarillo, corteza, corteza amarilla (Costa Rica)
Other name	ipê-amarelo, ipê-cascudo, ipê-do-campo, ipê-do-cerrado, ipê-pardo, pau-d'arco, pau-d'arco-do-campo, piúva, tarumã (Brazil)
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Latin name	Tabebuia ochracea ssp. neochrysantha (A.H.Gentry) A.H.Gentry
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (El Salvador to Panama) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Use	pp (good for paper pulp) ti (boat construction, fence posts, mill, ties, wheel axle of cart)
Synonym	Tabebuia neochrysantha A.H.Gentry
English name	yellowflower ochrecoloured trumpettree
French name	tabébuia ocre à fleurs jaunes
Spanish name	cañaguate (Venezuela); corteza, corteza amarilla (Costa Rica); flor amarilla, guayacán, vero (Venezuela)
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Latin name	Tabebuia ophiolitica Alain
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Dominican Republic: Puerto Peala, Cofresi, Gaspar Hernandes)
North America distribution zone	SE
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English name	serpentinicolous trumpettree
French name	tabébuia serpentinicole
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Latin name	Tabebuia pallida (Lindl.) Miers
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Lesser Antilles)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology
Use	dr pl (ornamental) ti
Synonym	Bignonia cranalis Krause Bignonia leucoxylon L. non Vell. Bignonia pallida Lindl. Tabebuia dominicensis Urb. Tabebuia heterophylla ssp. dominicensis (Urb.) Stehlé Tabebuia heterophylla ssp. pallida (Lindl.) Stehlé Tabebuia pallida ssp. dominicensis (Urb.) Stehlé Tecoma berterii Griseb. non DC. Tecoma leucoxylon Mart.
English name	whitewood trumpettree
French name	tabébuia blanc; poirier, poirier blanc, poirier gris, poirier jaune, poirier noir, poirier rouge, poirier-pays
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Latin name	Tabebuia paniculata Leonard
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Dominican Republic: Bahía and Península de Samaná)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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English name	paniculate trumpettree
French name	tabébuia paniculé
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Latin name	Tabebuia pinetorum Britton
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
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English name	pinewoods trumpettree
French name	tabébuia des pinèdes
Spanish name	hoja bronca de peladero
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Latin name	Tabebuia platyantha (Griseb.) Britton
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Jamaica)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Ecology	calc
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Synonym	Tabebuia jamaicensis Britton Tecoma brittonii Urb. Tecoma brittonii var. decussata Urb. Tecoma platyantha Griseb.
English name	flatflower trumpettree
French name	tabébuia à fleurs applaties
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Latin name	Tabebuia polyantha Urb. & Ekman
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Jamaica, Hispaniola)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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Synonym	Tabebuia dolichopoda Urb. & Ekman Tabebuia nivea Alain
English name	manyflower trumpettree
French name	tabébuia fleuri
Spanish name	grigri (Dominican Republic)
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Latin name	Tabebuia polymorpha Urb.
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	calc
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English name	polymorphous trumpettree
French name	tabébuia polymorphe
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Latin name	Tabebuia pulverulenta Urb.
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
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Synonym	Tabebuia cuneifolia Urb. Tabebuia ophiticola Alain Tabebuia revoluta Alain non (Urb.) Britton
English name	powdery trumpettree
French name	tabébuia pulvérulent
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Latin name	Tabebuia revoluta (Urb.) Britton
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Dominican Republic: La Vega, Iarabocoa)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Synonym	Tecoma revoluta Urb.
English name	revolute trumpettree
French name	tabébuia revoluté
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Latin name	Tabebuia ricardii M.M.Mejia
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Dominican Republic)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S?
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English name	Ricardi trumpettree
French name	tabébuia de Ricardi
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Latin name	Tabebuia rigida Urb.
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Tecoma rigida Urb.
English name	rigid trompettree
French name	tabébuia rigide
Spanish name	roble de sierra (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Tabebuia rosea (Bertol.) A.DC.
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico to Panama, Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola) N MW South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Ecuador) int MW Africa and NC NE Oceania
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	hel sci hyg->xer calc sili acid->neut
Use	cl (emblem tree of El Salvador) dr (infusion with the leaves used in folk medicine as a febrifuge) fd fw (charcoal, firewood) ma pl (living fences, ornamental, shadow tree) pp (excellent for paper pulp) sa (agricultural shade) ti (boat, box-mattress, boxes, cabinet work, construction, crafts, decorative veneer, flooring, furniture, general construction, general wood carpentry, handles agricole implements, interior finishing, interior trim, paneling, plywood, posts piling, ship building, spear, sports equipment, tablet, tool handles, turned work, veneer)
Synonym	Couralia rosea (Bertol.) Donn.Sm. Sparattosperma rosea (Bertol.) Miers Tabebuia mexicana (Mart. ex A.DC.) Hemsl. Tabebuia pentaphylla (L.) Hemsl. Tabebuia punctatissima (Kraenzl.) Standl. Tecoma evenia Donn.Sm. p.p. Tecoma mexicana Mart. ex A.DC. Tecoma punctatissima Kraenzl. Tecoma rosea Bertol.
English name	pink trumpettree; may bush, mayflower (Belize); pink poui (Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago); pink trumpet-tree, tabebuia, trumpet-tree
French name	tabébuia rose
Spanish name	amapa rosa, amapola (Mexico); apamate (Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Venezuela); apamate uorumo (Venezuela); cachahua (Mexico); cañaguata, chicalà; cortés, flormorado (Honduras); flormorao (Colombia); fresno (Guatemala); guayacán (Costa Rica); guayacán de flor rosada, guayacán flor rosao, guayacán lila o morao (Colombia); guayacán rosado (Honduras); guayacán rosao (Colombia); macuelis de bajo (Mexico); macuelizo (Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua); macuil (Mexico); macuílés (El Salvador); macuilis (Mexico); maculez, maculigua (El Salvador); maculis (Mexico); maculiz prieto (Belize, Mexico); maculizo, mano de león (Guatemala, Honduras); maqueliz (Belize, Guatemala, Nicaragua); maquiligua, matilisguat (El Salvador); matilisguate, matilishuate (Guatemala); nocoque (Mexico); ocobo (Colombia); palo blanco, palo de rosa, palo yugo, primavera (Mexico); roble (Belize, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama); roble blanco (Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico); roble de rió (Colombia); roble de sabana (Costa Rica, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Panama); roble de San Luis (Mexico); roble de yugo (Cuba); roble macuelizo (Nicaragua); roble morado (Colombia, Peru); roble negro (Venezuela); roble prieto (Mexico); roble sabana (Costa Rica, Nicaragua); roble sabanero (Colombia, Nicaragua); roble venezolano (Nicaragua); rosa morada (Mexico); rosado (Honduras); satanicua, tural (Mexico)
Other name	cul (huasteco); hok'ab (maya); ícotl (Mexico); kok'ab (maya); li-ma-ña (chinanteco); maquilishuat; matilisguate (Mexico); shna'-corts (maya, Belize); yaxté (tojolabal)
Trade name	roble

Latin name	Tabebuia sauvallei Britton
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
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Synonym	Tecoma sauguinea C.Wright
English name	Sauvalle trumpettree
French name	tabébuia de Sauvalle
Spanish name	roble guayo
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Latin name	Tabebuia schumanniana Urb.
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Puerto Rico)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
Foliage	E
Ecology	hyg
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Synonym	Tecoma schumanniana (Urb.) Urb.
English name	Schumann trumpettree
French name	tabébuia de Schumann
Spanish name	roble cimarrón, roble colorado, roble de sierra (Puerto Rico)
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Latin name	Tabebuia serratifolia (Vahl) G.Nicholson
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba, Jamaica) N M South America (Colombia to Guianas, Trinidad and Tobago, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology
Use	hel mes fw pl ti
Synonym	Bignonia araliacea Cham. Bignonia conspicua Rich. ex A.DC. Bignonia flavescens Vell. Bignonia serratifolia Vahl Gelseminum araliaceum (Cham.) Kuntze Gelseminum speciosum (A.DC.) Kuntze Handroanthus araliaceus (Cham.) Mattos Handroanthus atractocarpus (Bureau & K.Schum.) Mattos Handroanthus flavescens (Vell.) Mattos Tabebuia araliacea (Cham.) Morong & Britton Tebebuia monticola Pittier Tecoma araliacea (Cham.) A.DC. Tecoma atractocarpa Bureau & K.Schum. Tecoma conspicua A.DC. Tecoma flavescens (Vell.) Mart. ex A.DC. Tecoma nigricans Klotz Tecoma patrisiana A.DC. Tecoma serratifolia (Vahl) G.Don Tecoma speciosa A.DC. Vitex moronensis Moldenke
English name	yellowpoui trumpettree; bethabara (Caribbean area); iron wood (Lesser Antilles); ironwood (Guyana); white tabebuia (Trinidad and Tobago); yellow poirier (Lesser Antilles); yellow poui (Lesser Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago)
French name	tabébuia vert; ebène verte
Spanish name	acapro (Venezuela); araguaney (Guyana, Venezuela); araguaney acapro, araguaney pui, cachovenado, chacaradanga, curarí, curarire (Venezuela); flor amarillo (Guyana, Venezuela); guayacán, guayacán polvillo (Colombia); puy (Venezuela); tayibo (Bolivia); vero (Venezuela)
Other name	groenhart (Suriname); hakia (Guyana); ipe, ipe amarelo, ipe do campo, ipe ovo de macuco, ipê tabaco, ipé-amarelo, ipè-do-cerrado, ipê-ovo-de-macuco, ipé-pardo, ipeuva (Brazil); koone (Suriname); opa, pao d'arco amarelo, pau d'arco, pau-d'arco-amarelo, piuva-amarela, tamurá-tuira (Brazil); wassiba (Suriname)
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Latin name	Tabebuia shaferi Britton
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M
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Synonym	Tabebuia maestrensis Urb. Tabebuia oligolepis Urb.
English name	Shafer trumpettree
French name	tabébuia de Shafer
Spanish name	roble blanco (Cuba)
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Latin name	Tabebuia stenocalyx Sprague & Stapf
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Windward Islands) NC ME SE South America (Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobago, Guianas, Brazil)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
Foliage	E
Ecology
Use	ti
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English name	narrowcalyx trumpettree; white cedar (Caribbean, Central America); white tabebuia; wild calabash (Trinidad and Tobago)
French name	tabébuia à calice étroit; cèdre blanc (Caribbean, Central America)
Spanish name	guachamaca, guachimacá, guachimaco, palo blanco, purguillo blanco (Guyana, Venezuela)
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Latin name	Tabebuia striata A.H.Gentry
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Panama) NW South America (Colombia)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	L
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English name	striated trumpettree
French name	tabébuia strié
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Latin name	Tabebuia trachycarpa (Griseb.) K.Schum.
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SE
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Synonym	Tabebuia cowellii Britton Tabebuia savannarum Britton Tecoma trachycarpa Griseb.
English name	roughfruit trumpettree
French name	tabébuia à fruits rugueux
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Latin name	Tabebuia vinosa A.H.Gentry
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Dominican Republic: Cordillera central from Bonao to Monción)
North America distribution zone	SE
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English name	Bonao trumpettree
French name	tabébuia de Bonao
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Latin name	Tabebuia zanonii A.H.Gentry
Family	Bignoniaceae
Distribution	SE North America (end Haiti; Dominican Republic: Los Haitises, Bahía de Samaná)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	S
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Ecology	calc
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English name	Zanoni trumpettree
French name	tabébuia de Zanoni
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Latin name	Tabernaemontana L.
Family	Apocynaceae
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Synonym	Anacampta Miers Anartia Miers Bonafousia A.DC. Ervatamia (A.DC.) Stapf Peschiera A.DC. Quadricasaea Woodson Stenosolen (Müll.Arg.) Markgr.
English name	tabernaemontana
French name	tabernaemontana
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Latin name	Tabernaemontana alba Mill.
Family	Apocynaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Costa Rica, Cuba)
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	S[M]
Foliage	D
Ecology	hyg
Use	dr ma (gum) ti
Synonym	Tabernaemontana amblyblasta S.F.Blake Tabernaemontana berteri var. parviflora A.DC. Tabernaemontana chrysocarpa S.F.Blake Tabernaemontana cymosa Sessé & Moç. Tabernaemontana martensii Peyr. Tabernaemontana tuxtlensis Sessé & Moç. Tabernaemontana umbellata Sessé & Moç. Tabernaemontana veracrucensis Sessé & Moç.
English name	white tabernaemontana; dog balls (Belize)
French name	tabernaemontana blanc
Spanish name	chanchito (Honduras); chapupo (Guatemala); cogeton, cojeton (Belize); cojón (Guatemala); cojón de burro (Honduras); cojón de caballo (Guatemala); cojón de gato (Guatemala, Mexico); cojón de mico (Guatemala); cojón de perro (Belize); cojón de potro (Honduras); cojoton, cojotón (Belize); huevo de chuchu (Belize); huevo de gato (Mexico); huevos de caballo, huevos de cucho (Belize); huevos de mico (Guatemala); lecherillo (Mexico); lechoso, palo de mico (Guatemala); totoyoyote (Mexico)
Other name	ábat (huasteco, Mexico); chaklikin (maya, Belize); chichiualcaxite (nahuatl, Mexico); tábat (huasteco, Mexico); ton-chà, ton-chi, ton-sàmin, ton-simin (maya, Belize)
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