Tecoma
Tecoma is a genus of seven species of shrubs or small trees in the trumpet vine family, Bignoniaceae. They are native to the Americas, ranging from the extreme southern United States through Central America and the Antilles south through Andean South America to northern Argentina. Even though Tekoma trees are not originally native to Malaysia, they have adapted extremely well to the Southeast Asian climate, especially in Malaysia. Over time, they have become a familiar and iconic seasonal sight in many Malaysian towns and cities. Because of their stunning pink blooms that resemble cherry bloss
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyBignoniaceae
Native toArgentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Bahamas, Bolivia, Cayman Is., Chile North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador
Observations recorded37,065
Tecoma es un género de 14 especies de arbustos o pequeños árboles en la familia Bignoniaceae. Doce especies son neotropicales, mientras otras dos especies son africanas.[1] Las spp. neotropicales tienen un rango desde el extremo sur de EE. UU. a Centroamérica, Antillas y en Sudamérica los Andes al norte de Argentina. Índice 1 Descripción 2 Taxonomía 3 Especies 4 Referencias 5 Bibliografía 6 Enlaces externos Descripción Son arbustos a árboles pequeños. Hojas imparipinnadas, 3–9-folioladas; folíolos serrados, lanceolados, ápice agudo a acuminado, puberulentos al menos a lo largo del nervio principal de la haz y del envés, a veces sobre toda la superficie del envés. Inflorescencia en forma de un racimo terminal de hasta 20 flores amarillas; cáliz cupular, regularmente 5-dentado, dientes apiculados, 3–7 mm de largo; corola tubular-campanulada sobre un tubo basal angosto, 3.5–6 cm de largo, glabra por fuera. Cápsula linear, subterete cuando fresca, 7–21 cm de largo y 5–7 mm de ancho, lenticelada, más o menos glabra, a veces ligeramente lepidota; semillas 2-aladas con alas hialino-membranáceas.[2] Taxonomía El género fue descrito por Antoine-Laurent de Jussieu y publicado en Genera Pla
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Tecoma is a genus of seven species of shrubs or small trees in the trumpet vine family, Bignoniaceae. They are native to the Americas, ranging from the extreme southern United States through Central America and the Antilles south through Andean South America to northern Argentina. Even though Tekoma trees are not originally native to Malaysia, they have adapted extremely well to the Southeast Asian climate, especially in Malaysia. Over time, they have become a familiar and iconic seasonal sight in many Malaysian towns and cities. Because of their stunning pink blooms that resemble cherry blossoms, they are locally known as Malaysia Sakura. The generic name is derived from the Nahuatl word tecomaxochitl, which was applied by the indigenous peoples of Mexico to plants with tubular flowers. Trumpetbush is a common name for plants in this genus.
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