Common name: Pink trumpet tree, Pink poui, Pink tecoma, Rosy trumpet tree, Basant rani बसंत रानी (Hindi)
Botanical name: Tabebuia rosea Family: Bignoniaceae (jacaranda family)
Native to continental America, Pink trumpet is a tall, fast-growing tree
reaching 25 to
30 m high and 1 m d.b.h. The crown is wide, stratified, and
irregular, with a few thick, horizontal branches; the bole is
straight, sometimes channeled at base. Leaves are palmately divided into 5
unequal leaflets. The oval/oblong leaflets have a rough-to-touch surface,
entire margin and a
pointed tapering tip. The central leaflet is larger than the rest. The leaflet
size is variable between 3-18 inches. Flowering occurs between December and
February, when the tree bursts into panicles of pink trumpet shaped flowers
with yellow throats.
In his recent book Trees of Delhi, Pradip Krishen has
identified it as Tabebuia impetiginosa. However, our observation agrees
with the traditional view of Tabebuia rosea. To see a comparison
between the two species, and how they relate to the species seen here, see this.
| Photographed in Nehru Park,
Delhi |
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ntroduced
