Tabebuia insignis var. monophylla Sandwith

  • Authority

    Gentry, Alwyn H. 1992. Bignoniaceae--part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25: 1-370. (Published by NYBG Press)

  • Family

    Bignoniaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Tabebuia insignis var. monophylla Sandwith

  • Type

    Type. Based on T. longipes Baker.

  • Synonyms

    Tabebuia longipes Baker

  • Description

    Variety Description - Small to large tree to 35 m. Leaves simple, elliptic, acute to short acuminate, the base rounded or very broadly cuneate, 14-25 cm long, 6-10 cm wide, entire, coriaceous to subcoriaceous, lepidote on both sides, the secondary nerves conspicuous and raised below, olive or olive-gray when dry, the main nerves contrastingly darker below; petiole 2-7 cm long, lepidote. Inflorescence and flowers as in T. insignis var. insignis. Fruit a capsule, as in T. insignis var. insignis but shorter, 12 cm long, 1.2 cm wide, the seeds 8-9 mm long, ca. 3 cm wide.

  • Common Names

    Apamate, aheru

  • Distribution

    The Guyana region, especially in swampy forest near the coast, from extreme northeast Venezuela to Surinam; also found scattered through range of the species, especially in westernmost Amazonia; sea level to 500 m elevation.

    Venezuela South America| Bolívar Venezuela South America| Delta Amacuro Venezuela South America| Sucre Venezuela South America| Guyana South America| Suriname South America| Peru South America| Loreto Peru South America| Brazil South America| Roraima Brazil South America|