Bignoniaceae FAMILY Endangered

Tecomella undulata

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitSemi-deciduous Tree

Growth—

Tecomella undulata has a large distribution across arid and semi-arid regions of the warm temperate to tropical zones, ranging from Oman to northwest India. The species thrives on stabilised sand dunes and is tolerant of extreme high and low temperature, and low rainfall^[1]. Requires a sunny position. Established plants are very drought tolerant^[2]. The plant responds well to coppicing^[3]. The plant is very tolerant of fire^[2]. This species is the state flower of Rajasthan^[1].

Propagation

Seed - easy^[3]. Cuttings root easily^[3]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Tecomella+undulata>

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References

[1]IUCN Red List of Threatened Species — http://www.iucnredlist.org/ ↩︎A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat.
[2]The Silviculture of Indian Trees — Troup. R.S. · Oxford, at the Clarendon Press · 1921 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎An excellent treatment.
[3]The Forest Flora of North-west and Central India - A handbook of the indigenous trees and shrubs of those countries. — Stewart J.L. & Brandis D. · W.H. Allen & Co; London · 1874 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ ↩︎Excellent for its time, the book still contains much useful and interesting information on Indian plants. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
[4]Economically valuable Tecomella undulata - an endangered tree of Arid Zone — Saggoo M.I.S., Kaur N. & Gill A. · 2015 · ISBN 2394-0360 ↩︎
[5]Indian Medicinal Plants; An Illustrated Dictionary — Khare C.P. (Ed.) · Springer-Verlag Berlin/Heidelberg · 2007 · ISBN 978-0-387-70637-5 ↩︎
[6]Flowers of India — http://www.flowersofindia.net/ ↩︎A wed site of native Indian plants, plus cultivated and naturalized species. It has good quality photos and terse details on more than 3,000 species and cultivars.
[7]The Ethnobotany of Southern Balochistan, Pakistan, with Particular Reference to Medicinal Plants — Goodman S.M.; Ghafoor A. · 1992 · ISBN 0015-0746 ↩︎