Tecoma is a genus of seven species of shrubs or small trees in the trumpet vine family, Bignoniaceae. They are native to the Americas, ranging from the extreme southern United States through Central America and the Antilles south through Andean South America to northern Argentina. Even though Tekoma trees are not originally native to Malaysia, they have adapted extremely well to the Southeast Asian climate, especially in Malaysia. Over time, they have become a familiar and iconic seasonal sight in many Malaysian towns and cities. Because of their stunning pink blooms that resemble cherry blossoms, they are locally known as Malaysia Sakura. The generic name is derived from the Nahuatl word tecomaxochitl, which was applied by the indigenous peoples of Mexico to plants with tubular flowers. Trumpetbush is a common name for plants in this genus.
Species
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Subspecies
Distribution
Tecoma beckii J.R.I.Wood
Bolivia
Tecoma castanifolia (D.Don) Melch. – Chestnutleaf trumpetbush
Ecuador, Peru
Tecoma fulva (Cavanilles) D.Don
Tecoma fulva subsp. fulva
Tecoma fulva subsp. altoandina J. R. I. Wood (Bolivia)
Tecoma fulva subsp. arequipensis (Sprague) J.R.I.Wood
Tecoma fulva subsp. garrocha (Hieron.) J.R.I.Wood
Tecoma fulva subsp. guarume (DC.) J.R.I.Wood
Tecoma fulva subsp. tanaeciiflora (Kraenzl.) J.R.I.Wood
Bolivia
Tecoma rosifolia Humboldt, Bonpland & Kunth
Peru, Bolivia
Tecoma stans (L.) Juss. ex Kunth – Yellow trumpetbush
Tecoma stans var. stans
Tecoma stans var. sambucifolia
Tecoma stans var. velutina DC.
Americas
Tecoma tenuiflora (DC.) Fabris
Bolivia and Argentina
Tecoma weberbaueriana (Kränzlin) Melchior
Peru, Ecuador
Tecoma × smithii W. Watson
Campsidium valdivianum (Phil.) Skottsb. (as T. valdiviana Phil.)
Campsis × tagliabuana (Vis.) Rehder (as T. tagliabuana Vis.)
Handroanthus albus (as T. alba Cham.)
Handroanthus impetiginosus (as T. impetiginosa Mart. ex DC.)
Handroanthus chrysotrichus (syn. Tabebuia...
