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Tecoma stans
Tecoma stans
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Dr. Maulik Gadani
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Botanical Name :
Tecoma stans
(L.) Juss. ex Kunth.
Synonyms :
Bignonia stans
L.
Common Name :
Yellow Bells, Yellow Trumpet, Yellow-Elder
Plant Family :
Bignoniaceae
Plant Form :
Shrub
Occurrence (Sectors) :
1, 2, 10, 17, 22, 27-30
Occurrence (Special Areas) :
Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation, Indroda Park, Punit Van, Van Chetana Kendra
About Tecoma stans Plant :
Habit :
A large shrub.
Leaves :
Opposite, imparipinnate, leaflets 5-11, ovate-oblong to lanceolate, acuminate, serrate.
Inflorescence :
Terminal panicles.
Flowers :
Bright yellow in colour, scented.
Calyx cup-shaped, 5-fid.
Corolla funnel-shaped or bell-shaped, lobes 5, wavy.
Stamens 4, didynamous, staminode present, anthers hairy, divergent.
Ovary seated on a wavy disk, style long, stigma 2-lipped.
Fruit :
Capsule, long, linear, flat, seeds winged.
Flowering and Fruiting Time :
September - December
Significance :
Commonly planted in the gardens everywhere.