Tabebuia roseo-alba, known as white ipê, ipê-branco or lapacho blanco, is a tree native to Cerrado and Pantanal vegetation in Brazil, but also appears in Argentina (especially in the "Esteros del Ibera" wetlands) and more rarely in Paraguay.

Tabebuia roseo-alba
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Tabebuia
Species:
T. roseo-alba
Binomial name
Tabebuia roseo-alba
Synonyms[1]
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    • Bignonia roseoalba Ridl.
    • Handroanthus odontodiscus (Bureau & K.Schum.) Mattos
    • Handroanthus piutinga (Pilg.) Mattos
    • Handroanthus roseoalbus (Ridl.) Mattos
    • Sparattosperma neurocalyx Bureau & K.Schum.
    • Tabebuia odontodiscus (Bureau & K.Schum.) Toledo
    • Tabebuia papyrophloios (Bureau & K.Schum.) Melch.
    • Tabebuia piutinga (Pilg.) Sandwith
    • Tecoma mattogrossensis Kraenzl.
    • Tecoma odontodiscus Bureau & K.Schum.
    • Tecoma papyrophloios Bureau & K.Schum.
    • Tecoma piutinga Pilg.
    • Tecoma schumanni Kraenzl.

This plant is frequently used as an ornamental plant and honey plant in Brazil and Argentina.[2] On the other hand, its flowers seem to be less popular with many hummingbirds than those of other Tabebuia, being visited mostly by the occasional generalist species like the gilded sapphire (Hylocharis chrysura).[3]

References

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  1. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  2. ^ Pott & Pott (1994)
  3. ^ Baza Mendonça & dos Anjos (2005)
  • Baza Mendonça, Luciana & dos Anjos, Luiz (2005): Beija-flores (Aves, Trochilidae) e seus recursos florais em uma área urbana do Sul do Brasil [Hummingbirds (Aves, Trochilidae) and their flowers in an urban area of southern Brazil]. [Portuguese with English abstract] Revista Brasileira de Zoologia 22(1): 51–59. doi:10.1590/S0101-81752005000100007 PDF fulltext
  • Pott, A. & Pott, V.J. (1994): Plantas do Pantanal [Plants of Pantanal]. [In Portuguese] EMBRAPA. ISBN 85-85007-36-2
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