Handroanthus albus

Handroanthus albus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Bignoniaceae
Genus:	Handroanthus
Species:	H. albus
Binomial name
	Handroanthus albus; (Cham.) Mattos
Synonyms
	Tabebuia alba (Cham.) Mattos; Tecoma alba Cham.;

Handroanthus albus, the Golden Trumpet Tree, is a tree with yellow flowers native to the Cerrado (tropical savannas) of Brazil, where it is known as [ipê-amarelo-da-serra] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help).

This plant is found in the Brazilian states of Bahia, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo.^[2]

It is used as an urban tree, and it is also used as a medicinal plant.^{[citation needed]}

Well-known and popular, the tree and its flower are the national plants of Brazil.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "The Plant List". Retrieved 3 June 2014.
^ Template:Pt icon Tabebuia alba at Instituto de Pesquisas e Estudos Florestais

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[1] "The Plant List". Retrieved 3 June 2014.

[2] Template:Pt icon Tabebuia alba at Instituto de Pesquisas e Estudos Florestais

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