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Handroanthus heptaphyllus
Also called Pink tab
A large, semi-deciduous forest tree from South America, grown mainly as a shade and ornamental tree in parks and streets rather than indoors. It is often confused with Handroanthus impetiginosus and is the national tree of Paraguay.
Handroanthus heptaphyllus, commonly referred to as the pink trumpet tree or pink tab, is a Bignoniaceae tree native to tropical and subtropical regions of South America. It grows in the high forest watershed of the Paraná River, Paraguay River and Uruguay River. It has a limited distribution, almost exclusively inhabiting low lands with wet and deep soils, where it forms part of the upper layer of tree cover.
Along with all the other species in the Handroanthus genus, it is the national tree of Paraguay, as proposed by the School of Chemical Sciences at the National University of Asunción in celebration of the bicentenary of Paraguay's independence.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Handroanthus heptaphyllus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
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.
