Bignoniaceae FAMILY Near Threatened

Tabebuia insignis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Tabebuia insignis varies in habit from a deciduous shrub or small tree when growing in savannah to a large tree up to 40 metres tall in swamp and marsh forests[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. ]. The bole has a moderately poor form and a heavy taper above fluted buttresses that can be 3.5 metres tall; it can be 30 - 40cm in diameter and free of branches for around 15 metres[ 378 Title Present and Potential Commercial Timbers of the Caribbean Publication USDA Agricultural Handbook No. 207 Author Longwood.F.R. Publisher USDA Forest Service; Washington, DC. Year 1962 ISBN Description Quite detailed information on more than 60 species of Caribbean timber trees, giving species descriptions, habitat, detailed info on the wood and some info on other uses. Available for download on the internet. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber and local use as a medicine. Tabebuia insignis is one of many species that are a source of Ipê, a valuable timber that is harvested in large quantities for trade. Threats to this species due to over-exploitation and destruction of its environment are continuing and may grow in the coming decades, therefore it is suspected that this species will experience a population decline of at least 25% over the next 100 years. The plant is classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Venezuela, the Guyanas.

HabitatA shrub or small tree in scrub savannah and savannah forest, or growing much larger in marsh and swamp forests; at elevations from near sea level to 1,700 metres[ 422 Title Fruits of the Guianan Flora Publication Author van Roosmalen. M.G.M. Publisher Institute of Systematic Boyany, Utrecht University; Netherlands. Year 1985 ISBN 90-9000988-4 Description Terse descriptions of over 1,700 species from the Guianas that bear fruits - not necessarily edible! Often mentions if the fruit is edible, plus gives brief description of habit and habitat. , 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 ].