Chestnutleaf Trumpet Bush, Gaudichaudi,
Hebrew: דק פרי ערמוני, Arabic: تيكومة كستنائية الأوراق
| Scientific name: | Tecoma castanifolia (D.Don) Melch. | |
| Synonym name: | Bignonia castaneifolia (D.Don) DC., Bignonia serrata, Delostoma stenolobium, Stenolobium castanifolium, Stenolobium stans var. castanifolium, Tecoma gaudichaudi DC | |
| English name: | Chestnutleaf Trumpet Bush, Gaudichaudi | |
| Hebrew name: | דק פרי ערמוני | |
| Arabic name: | تيكومة كستنائية الأوراق | |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae, Trumpet-creeper family, ביגנוניים |
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| Life form: | Evergreen spreading erect tree | |
| Spinescence: | no | |
| Succulence: | no | |
| Stems: | Up to 5m, diameter 4m | |
| Leaves: | Opposite, simple-leaved, digitate opposite, lanceolate leaflets are serrulate and petiolate | |
| Inflorescence: | Terminal dense racemes or panicles | |
| Flowers: | Yellow bell-shaped flowers | |
| Fruits / pods: | Loculicidal capsules | |
| Flowering Period: | Fall, Winter, Spring | |
| Habitat: | Disturbed areas; Urban / peri-urban areas | |
| Distribution: | Ornamental garden and street tree | |
| Chorotype: | Ecuador | |
| Summer shedding: | Perennating |
Derivation of the botanical name: Tecoma, originates from the Mexican name tecomaxochitl, which is given by the local people to all those plants with flowers that are tubular, or trumpet-like or shiplike, etc. castanifolia, chestnut leaved.
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