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Tree Species (Scientific Name)
Tecoma stans
English Common Name
Yellow trumpetbush
Costa Rican Common Name
Vainillo
Tree Family
Bignoniaceae
Average Leaf Size (cm)
9cm
Length
×
3cm
Width
Tree Height
Large (> 35m)
Elevational Range (m)
0–2600m
0 3000
Distribution
Native
Exotic
Native to Costa Rica

Native to

Region
Americas
Latin America
Argentina, Arizona, Bahamas, Bolivia, Caribbean, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Islands, Venezuela, Windward Islands
Costa Rica
Alajuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Limón, Puntarenas, San José

Exotic in

Andaman Islands, Ascensión, Bangladesh, Canary Islands, Cape Provinces, Caroline Islands, Chad, Christmas Island, Comoros, Cook Islands, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Gilbert Islands, Guinea, Hawaii, Himalaya Occidental, KwaZulu-Natal, Line Islands, Marianas, Marquesas, Mauritania, Myanmar, New Caledonia, Nicobar Islands, Northern Provinces, Santa Elena, Swaziland, Tuamotu Archipelago, Tubuai Islands, Vanuatu

Coffee Agroforestry Information

Coffee System
Arabica
Coffee Impact
Beneficial to coffee
Cultivation
Planted
Natural
Regeneration
Regenerates Naturally
Tree Management
Propagated by seeds and cuttings.
Climate Change Adaptability
unknown

Tree Benefits and Uses

Farmer Uses
  • Unknown

Medicinal: Leaves and flowers used to treat anemia, uric acid, asthma, inflammation, dengue, analgesic, antiamoebic, toothache, antipyretic, syphilis, depurative, diabetes, heart disease, skin diseases (sores, rash, scabies), gastrointestinal diseases (heartburn, colic, diarrhea, indigestion, acute enteritis, stomach ulcers, foul-smelling stools, flatulence, gastritis, dysentery), liver diseases (bile, liver ailments), respiratory diseases (common cold, antitussive), urinary diseases (diuretic, dropsy, kidney conditions), gynecological diseases, anorexia, anthelmintic, vermifuge, diuretic; Root infusion: tonic in gastrointestinal atony, diuretic, vermifuge and antisyphilitic; Flower: remedy for type 2 diabetes; Leaf, bark (powder): to cure sores. The juice of the root is used to heal internal wounds in children. Leaves (infusion): calms the nerves, tonic to relieve gastritis, stimulates appetite.

Firewood: Used as fuel.

Wood: Used for construction of furniture and canoes.

Farm Services
  • Coffee Shade
  • Windbreak
  • Soil Improvement
  • Carbon Capture
  • Protection Of Water Bodies

Coffee shade: Light shade

Carbon capture: Capture and storage of atmospheric carbon.

Soil improvement: Conservation and recovery of soils.

Protection of bodies of water: Care and decontamination of waters.

Biodiversity Benefits
Yes

Attracts biological controllers, Attracts pollinators

These trees attract many insects. Its flowers are visited by pollinators such as native bees, flies and mosquitoes. There are also predatory insects, such as bed bugs. Insects that feed on plant material are also frequent visitors, attracting insectivorous birds, such as some species of flytrap. warblers and greenfinches.

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

Universidad EIA. (2024). Catálogo virtual de Flora del Valle de Aburrá. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://catalogofloravalleaburra.eia.edu.co

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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