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Handroanthus chrysanthus
Also called Yellow ipê, Roble Amarillo, Trumpet Trees, Yellow Poui, Golden Trumpet Tree
Araguaney (Handroanthus chrysanthus) is a deciduous tree from tropical South America, the national tree of Venezuela, prized for its large yellow flowers that appear before the leaves in the dry season. It grows best in warm, sunny sites with well-drained soil, and it is slow-growing but long-lived.
Handroanthus chrysanthus (araguaney or yellow ipê), formerly classified as Tabebuia chrysantha, also known as araguaney in Venezuela, as guayacán in Colombia, Ecuador and Panama, as chonta quiru in Peru, as tajibo in Bolivia, and as ipê-amarelo in Brazil, is a native tree of the intertropical broadleaf deciduous forests of South America above the Tropic of Capricorn. On May 29, 1948, Handroanthus chrysanthus was declared the National Tree of Venezuela due to its status as an emblematic native species of extraordinary beauty. Its deep yellow resembles that of the Venezuelan flag.
The araguaney is found in clearings of deciduous tropical forests of the broad Guiana Shield region. It is also native to warm lands and savanna (Vía Oriente to El Guapo, Cupira, and Uchire Sabana) and even some arid hills (Mampote, Guarenas, Guatire and Caucagua). Its habitat ranges 400 to 1700 m above sea level.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
