Bignoniaceae FAMILY
Handroanthus subtilis
Handroanthus subtilis
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Handroanthus subtilis is a tree that can grow up to 15 metres tall[ 2095 Title Bignoniaceae: Part II (Tribe Tecomeae) Publication Flora Neotropica Monograph Vol. 25, No. 2 pp 1-370 Author Gentry A.H. Publisher The New York Botanical Garden, New York Year 1992 ISBN 0-89327-368-6 Description ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeNorthern S. America - Guyana, southeast Venezuela
HabitatForest margins and in upland savannah gallery forest; at elevations from 420 - 1,700 metres[ 2095 Title Bignoniaceae: Part II (Tribe Tecomeae) Publication Flora Neotropica Monograph Vol. 25, No. 2 pp 1-370 Author Gentry A.H. Publisher The New York Botanical Garden, New York Year 1992 ISBN 0-89327-368-6 Description ].