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Tree Species (Scientific Name)
Tabebuia rosea
Lumber
Medicinal
Ornamental
English Common Name
Pink trumpet-tree
Costa Rican Common Name
Roble Sabana
Tree Family
Bignoniaceae
Average Leaf Size (cm)
30cm
Length
×
35cm
Width
Tree Height
Large (> 35m)
Elevational Range (m)
0–1700m
0 3000
Distribution
Native
Exotic
Native to Costa Rica

Native to

Region
Americas
Latin America
Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela
Costa Rica
Alajuela, Guanacaste, Heredia, Puntarenas, San José

Exotic in

Brazil, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Gambia, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Islands

Coffee Agroforestry Information

Coffee System
Arabica
Coffee Impact
Beneficial to coffee
Cultivation
Planted
Regeneration
Requires Propagation
Tree Management
Propagated and planted in a nursery by means of seeds, cuttings and seedlings.
Climate Change Adaptability
high

Tree Benefits and Uses

Farmer Uses
  • Lumber
  • Medicinal
  • Ornamental

Medicinal: Used for its analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects.

Ornamental: Used to adorn and/or decorate spaces.

Wood: Used for the construction of homes and household utensils.

Farm Services
  • Coffee Shade
  • Soil Improvement

Coffee shade: Light shade.

Soil improvement: Conservation and recovery of soils.

Biodiversity Benefits
Yes

Attracts biological controllers, Attracts pollinators

A fast-growing, flood-resistant tree that, when it blooms, is capable of attracting numerous insects and birds that seek its nectar to feed on. It is common to observe thin-beaked insectivorous birds searching 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 Panamá 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

de Sousa K, van Zonneveld M, Imbach P, Casanoves F, Kindt R, Ordoñez JC 2017, Atlas de aptitud de especies agroforestales claves bajo climas futuros en América Central. ICRAF Artículo Ocasional No. 26. Turrialba-Costa Rica. 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

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). (2024). GBIF. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.gbif.org/es

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