Bignoniaceae FAMILY
Tecoma castanifolia
Tecoma castanifolia
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Tecoma castanifolia is a shrub growing up to 4 - 5 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 source of materials.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - western Ecuador
HabitatForest, in dry regions of coastal Ecuador; at elevations up to 200 metres, perhaps ascending to 1,300 metres in the south of its range[ 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 ].