Tree Species (Scientific Name)
Tabebuia rosea
Lumber
Medicinal
Ornamental
English Common Name
Pink trumpet-tree
Colombian Common Name
Guayacán rosado, flor morado, ocobo
Tree Family
Bignoniaceae
Average Leaf Size (cm)
30cm
Length
×
35cm
Width
Tree Height
Large (> 35m)
Elevational Range (m)
0–1700m
Distribution
Native
Exotic
Native to Colombia
Native to
Region
Americas
Latin America
Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela
Colombia
Antioquia, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Nariño, Santander, Valle del Cauca
Exotic in
Latin America
Brazil, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands
Coffee Agroforestry Information
Coffee System
Arabica
Coffee Impact
Beneficial to coffee
Cultivation
Planted
Natural
Tree Management
Propagated and planted in a nursery from seeds, cuttings and seedlings.
Tree Benefits and Uses
Farmer Uses
- Lumber
- Medicinal
- Ornamental
Used to adorn and decorate spaces. Used for the construction of homes and household utensils.
Farm Services
- Coffee Shade
- Soil Improvement
Soil conservation and recovery of degraded areas
Biodiversity Benefits
Yes
Attracts biological control agents, Attracts pollinators. A flood-resistant and fast-growing tree that when it blooms, is able to attract numerous insects and birds that feed on its nectar. It is common to observe insectivorous birds with slender bills looking for small invertebrates among the leaves and flowers.
Citations
Citations
Plants of the World Online (POWO). (2024). Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/;
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). (2024). IUCN Red List. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.iucnredlist.org/;
United States Department of Agriculture. Natural Resources Conservation Service. (2024). Plants Database. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://plants.usda.gov/home/;
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). (2024). Checklist of CITES species. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://checklist.cites.org/#/es
Román, F., De Liones, R., Sautu, A., Deago, J., & Hall, J. S. (2012). Guía para la propagación de 120 especies de árboles nativos de Panama y el neotrópico. Retrieved from https://repository.si.edu/bitstream/handle/10088/20967/stri_GUIA_PROPAGACION.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y;
Fern, Ken (2024). Tropical Plants Database. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://tropical.theferns.info/;
Universidad EIA. (2024). Catálogo virtual de Flora del Valle de Aburrá. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://catalogofloravalleaburra.eia.edu.co/;
Cárdenas, L. M. (2016). Aspectos ecológicos y silviculturales para el manejo de especies forestales: Revisión de información disponible para Colombia. Fundación Natura. Bogotá, D.C., Colombia;
World Flora Online. (2024). World Flora Online. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.worldfloraonline.org/;
Universidad Nacional de Colombia. (2024). Nombres Comunes de las Plantasde Colombia. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/es/;
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). (2024). GBIF. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.gbif.org/es/