Tecoma Stans (L.) Juss. Ex Kunth

Name: Tecoma Stans (L.) Juss. Ex Kunth
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Height

1.5meter

Family Name:	Bignoniaceae
Synonyms:	Bignonia stans L.
Common Name:	Golden Bells, Yellow Bells, Yellow Bignonia, Trumpet Tree, Ramat Emas, Yellow Trumpet Flowers, Yellow Elder

Growth Form	It is a shrub or small tree, up to 10 m tall.
Foliage	Its opposite, stalked, compound leaves are pinnate, bearing 3-7 elliptic to elliptic-ovate leaflets with toothed margins.
Flowers	Its fragrant, bright yellow tubular flowers are borne on a short, upright, terminal inflorescence. Each flower measures about 3 cm long.

Fruit	Its fruits are elongated and flattened, measuring up to 30 cm long and 2 cm wide. The fruits matures from green to brown and split open to release numerous seeds which are papery and winged. The seeds are flat, and oblong in shape, measuring up to 8 mm long and about 4 mm wide. Together with the wings, they are about 2 cm long and 0.8 mm wide.
Associated Fauna	Its flowers are known to attract bees, butterflies and sunbirds for its nectar.
Cultivation	It can be propagated by seed.
Etymology	Latin Tecoma, from Mexican name of the plant, tecomaxochitl. Latin stans, self-supporting, upright, erect, standing, referring to the upright inflorescence.
Ethnobotanical Uses	Medicinal: Its primary applications have been in treating diabetes and digestive problems. Extracts from Tecoma stans leaves have been found to inhibit the growth of the yeast infection, Candida albicans.

Full Sun

Moderate Water

Bee-Attracting Plant

Bird-Attracting Plant

Butterfly-Attracting Plant

Fragrant Plant

Ornamental Flowers

Drought Tolerant

Shrub

Tree