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Handroanthus serratifolius
Also called Yellow Ipe, Yellow Lapacho, Pony
Yellow poui is a large tropical forest tree, reaching about 46 m tall, native from Trinidad and Tobago through Central and South America. It is grown mainly as an ornamental or shade and timber tree in warm climates, not as a typical houseplant.
Handroanthus serratifolius is a species of tree, commonly known as yellow lapacho, pau d'arco, yellow poui, yellow ipe, pau d'arco amarelo, or ipê-amarelo. It is in the family Bignoniaceae.
Handroanthus albus · Araguaney · Golden trumpet tree · Guayacan · Pink trumpet tree · Pink trumpet tree · Handroanthus lapacho
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Handroanthus serratifolius 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.
