Bignoniaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Tabebuia bahamensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Tabebuia bahamensis is a deciduous shrub or small tree usually growing up to 5 metres tall, occasionally reaching 15 metres[ 307 Title Tropical and Subtropical Trees - A Worldwide Encyclopaedic Guide. Publication Author Barwick. M. Publisher Thames & Hudson, London Year 2004 ISBN 0-500-51181-0 Description A superb book, very concise and well written, giving a wealth of information on 400 or more species including descriptions, habitat, cultivation details and plant uses. A wealth of colour photographs bring each plant vividly to life. , 468 Title The Bahama Flora Publication Author Britton N.L.; Millspaugh C.F. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Britton N.L.; Millspaugh C.F., New York. Year 1920 ISBN Description A botanical description, often accompanied by the plants habitat, of the Flora of the Bahamas. , 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 sometimes gathered from the wild for local medicinal use. Tabebuia bahamensis has a stable population and is widespread throughout its entire range across the Northern Caribbean.The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2020)[ 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 RangeCaribbean - Bahamas; Cuba; Turks and Caicos Islands.

HabitatScrub-lands, pine-lands and coppices[ 468 Title The Bahama Flora Publication Author Britton N.L.; Millspaugh C.F. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Britton N.L.; Millspaugh C.F., New York. Year 1920 ISBN Description A botanical description, often accompanied by the plants habitat, of the Flora of the Bahamas. ]. Dry forests, it is also found as an understory shrub within pine woodlands[ 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. ].