| Tabebuia alba | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
| Genus: | Tabebuia |
| Species: | T. alba |
| Binomial name | |
| Tabebuia alba (Cham.) Sandw |
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| Synonyms | |
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Handroanthus albus (Cham.) Mattos |
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Tabebuia alba , port. Ipê-amarelo-da-serra, also Golden Trumpet Tree, is a tree native to Cerrado vegetation in Brazil. This plant is found in the following states of Brazil: Bahia, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, and São Paulo. [1] It is used as a urban tree, and it is also used as a medicinal plant.
Well-known and popular, the tree and its flower belong to the national plants of Brazil.