Flowering · Hardwood · Medicinal
Cortez Negro
Handroanthus impetiginosus (Mart. ex DC.) Mattos
Mexico to tropical South America
Fun factThe tree often flowers while almost leafless, so the whole crown turns pink before the new leaves appear.
A tree to about 30 m tall with rather smooth bark, often flowering when almost leafless. The leaves are palmately compound with five (sometimes seven) leaflets, and the flowers are magenta or orange-pink with a throat that is yellow at first and later turns purplish. Long, narrow cylindrical pods follow the flowers.
Sourced · see Record tab
20on the estate
8carrying a tag
13sponsored
FamilyBignoniaceae
Spanish nameRoble Sabana
Also known asPink trumpet tree, Amapa, Pau d'arco roxo, Pink Trumpet Tree (Savannah Oak), Tabebuia impetiginosa
Native toCentral Mexico through Central America to tropical South America, at elevations from near sea level to about 1,800 m
| Tag | Garden area | Zone | Planted | Status | Sponsored | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Welcome Center | B | 26 May 2014 | Healthy | Patricia H., USA | |
| 54 | Welcome Center | B | 10 June 2016 | Healthy | Patricia H., USA | |
| 55 | Welcome Center | B | 26 May 2014 | Dead | Chris R., USA | |
| 56 | Welcome Center | B | 26 May 2014 | Healthy | Carol S., USA | |
| 57 | Welcome Center | B | 10 June 2016 | Healthy | Steve K., USA | |
| 58 | Welcome Center | B | 10 June 2016 | Healthy | — | |
| 59 | Welcome Center | B | 26 May 2014 | Healthy | — | |
| 60 | Welcome Center | B | 10 June 2016 | Healthy | — | |
| — | Ganesha Avenue | B | 13 June 2017 | Planted | — | |
| — | Howler Monkey Highway | A | — | Planted | Mat M., USA | |
| — | Howler Monkey Highway | A | — | Planted | Mat M., USA | |
| — | Howler Monkey Highway | A | — | Planted | Mat M., USA | |
| — | Howler Monkey Highway | A | — | Planted | Mat M., USA | |
| — | Howler Monkey Highway | A | — | Planted | Mat M., USA | |
| — | Howler Monkey Highway | A | — | Planted | Mat M., USA | |
| — | Howler Monkey Highway | A | — | Planted | Mat M., USA | |
| — | Howler Monkey Highway | A | — | Planted | Mat M., USA | |
| — | — | — | — | Planted | — | |
| — | — | — | 24 May 2018 | Planted | — | |
| — | — | — | — | In Nursery | — | 3 trees |
12 of these have no tag yet; they will be numbered when the garden team re-tags the estate.