Tabebuia aurea
Details Top
| Internal ID | UUID6440275e45521427765690 |
| Scientific name | Tabebuia aurea |
| Authority | (Silva Manso) Benth. & Hook.f. ex S.Moore |
| First published in | Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 4: 423 (1895) |
General Uses Top
Suggest a correction!Common products:
* Timber: Sawnwood for light construction, general carpentry, and furniture making.
* Tannin extract: Aqueous or solvent-based extracts from the bark for leather tanning.
Industrial and craft applications:
* Wood: Used for general carpentry, light framing, and furniture where moderate durability and workability are acceptable. The wood may be employed in turning and carving for decorative items.
* Leather tanning: Bark-derived tannins serve as the primary active ingredient in vegetable tanning processes for leather. Tanning efficiency derives from hydrolyzable tannin content.
Food and beverages (non-medicinal):
* None documented.
Colorants and tanning:
* Leather tanning: Bark tannins are the primary commercial product. The hydrolyzable nature of these tannins facilitates binding to collagen proteins in hides, enabling leather stabilization. Specific class (gallotannins) is documented.
Wood and fiber:
* Timber: Heartwood and sapwood are used interchangeably. Wood properties contributing to utility include moderate density, adequate strength for non-heavy structural use, and good machinability and finishing characteristics suitable for carpentry and furniture.
* No specific fiber applications documented.
Fragrance and cosmetics:
* None documented.
Properties relevant to use:
* Wood: Moderate specific gravity (~0.6-0.7 g/cm³ at 12% MC); straight to interlocked grain; light yellow to yellowish-brown heartwood; good machining, gluing, and finishing properties; moderate natural durability requiring treatment for outdoor use.
* Tanning tannins: Hydrolyzable tannin profile (high gallotannin content) enables vegetable tanning. Compatibility with standard vegetable tanning processes and resulting leather quality is reported.
Standards and regulation:
* Timber: Trade follows general lumber standards (e.g., grading rules for dimension lumber) and botanical naming conventions. Durability expectations relate to general Sapotaceae wood classifications. No specific ISO/ASTM standards named for T. aurea timber itself.
* Tannins: Commercial tanning extract quality may be subject to general chemical purity and specification standards for vegetable tannins, though no specific Tabebuia aurea extract standard is widely cited.
Sustainability and sourcing:
* Sourced primarily from natural forests and secondary growth areas in its native Neotropical range. The species is relatively fast-growing compared to many tropical hardwoods. Sustainable harvesting practices, including bark regrowth potential after partial extraction and maintaining population viability, are key considerations for continued tannin supply. Timber harvesting contributes to the broader regional timber industry.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Couralia caraiba | (Mart.) Corr.Mello | Arq. Mus. Paranaense ix. 131 (1952). |
| Handroanthus caraiba | (Mart.) Mattos | Loefgrenia 50: 2 (1970) |
| Handroanthus leucophloeus | (Mart. ex DC.) Mattos | Loefgrenia 50: 2 (1970) |
| Tecoma squamellulosa | DC. | Prodr. 9: 220 (1845) |
| Tecoma trichocalycina | DC. | Prodr. 9: 221 (1845) |
| Tecoma leucophlaeos | Mart. ex DC. | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 9: 217. 1845 [1 Jan 1845] |
| Tabebuia caraiba | Bureau | Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1893: 113 (1894) |
| Tabebuia argentea | Britton | Sci. Surv. Porto Rico & Virgin Islands 6: 197 (1925) |
| Tecoma argentea | Bureau & K.Schum. | Fl. Bras. 8(2): 332 (1897) |
| Tecoma aurea | (Silva Manso) DC. | Prodr. 9: 222 (1845) |
| Tecoma caraiba | Mart. | Flora 24(2 Beibl.): 14 (1841) |
| Tabebuia suberosa | Rusby | Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 7: 358 (1927) |
| Tecoma caraiba var. squamellulosa | Bureau & K.Schum. | Fl. Bras. 8(2): 331 (1897) |
| Tecoma caraiba var. grandiflora | Hassl. | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 60. 1910 [25 Dec 1910] |
| Bignonia aurea | Silva Manso | Enum. Subst. Braz. : 40 (1836) |
| Bignonia squamellulosa | DC. | Prodr. 9: 174 (1845) |
| Gelseminum caraiba | (Mart.) Kuntze | Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 245 (1898) |
| Tabebuia caraiba var. squamellulosa | (A.DC.) Bur. & K.Schum. | |
| Tecoma leucophloeos | Mart. ex DC. | Prodr. 9: 217 (1845) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| English | caribbean trumpet tree |
| English | silver trumpet tree |
| English | tree of gold |
| Spanish | tabebuia argentea |
| Spanish | tabebuia caraiba |
| Arabic | تابوبيا ذهبية |
| French | trumpet tree |
| Burmese | တပေဘူတ |
| Portuguese | ipê-amarelo-do-cerrado |
| Portuguese | paratudo |
| Thai | เหลืองปรีดียาธร |
| Vietnamese | chuông vàng |
| Chinese | 银鳞粉铃木 |
| Chinese | 银鳞风铃木 |
Germination/Propagation Top
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No germination or propagation data was added yet.
Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
Legend for the distribution data:
- Doubtful data
- Extinct
- Introduced
- Native
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Southern America click to expand
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Brazil
- Brazil North
- Brazil Northeast
- Brazil South
- Brazil Southeast
- Brazil West-central
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Caribbean
- Leeward Islands
- Puerto Rico
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Southern South America
- Argentina Northeast
- Argentina Northwest
- Paraguay
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Western South America
- Bolivia
- Peru
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Brazil
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000780159 |
| Florida Plant Atlas | 73 |
| USDA Plants | TAAU2 |
| Tropicos | 3701652 |
| INPN | 631043 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:110852-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-318724 |
| Nature Serve | 2.134915 |
| IPNI | 110852-1 |
| iNaturalist | 169520 |
| GBIF | 4091191 |
| Freebase | /m/02rwjd7 |
| EOL | 484657 |
| USDA GRIN | 402100 |
| Wikipedia | Tabebuia_aurea |
| Open Tree Of Life | 918558 |
Genomes (via NCBI) Top
No reference genome is available on NCBI yet. We are constantly monitoring for new data.
Scientific Literature Top
Below are displayed the latest 15 articles published in PMC (PubMed Central®) and other sources (DOI number only)!
| Title | Authors | Publication | Released | IDs | ||
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| PHARMACOGNOSTICAL STUDY OF TECOMA ARGENTEA BER. & SCHUM CULTIVATED IN EGYPT | M. Makboul, A. Abdel-Baky, D. Bishay | Egypts Presidential Specialized Council for Education and Scientific Research | 23-May-2020 |
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| Phytochemical Studies on Terminalia Arjuna Root | R Ramesh,, Dr. T.S.Dhanraj | Valley International | 30-Aug-2015 |
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| Phenolic glycosides from Tabebuia argentea and Catalpa bignonioides | Maryan Bruzual de Abreu, Abeer Temraz, Antonio Vassallo, Alessandra Braca, Nunziatina De Tommasi | Elsevier BV | 23-Oct-2013 |
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| Vernolic acid in<i>tabebuia argentia</i> seed oil: A moderate source of oil | C. D. Daulatabad, K. M. Hosamani | Wiley | 20-Jul-2007 |
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| Flavonoids ofBignoniaceae from the “cerrado” and their possible taxonomic significance | Cecília T. T. Blatt, Márcia D. dos Santos, Antonio Salatino | Springer Science and Business Media LLC | 10-Jan-2005 |
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| Flavonoids of Tabebuia caraiba (Bignoniaceae) | Cecília T.T. Blatt, Antonio Salatino, Maria L.F. Salatino | Elsevier BV | 26-Jul-2002 |
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Phytochemical Profile Top
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| In public collections | 0 |