🔍 Pink Trumpet Tree | Tabebuia rosea 🌸
📍 Seen in San José, Costa Rica 🇨🇷
💬 This beautiful tree is very tall and leafy, and particularly popular in a city 15 kilometers away from San Jose called Santa Ana. A few years ago, this tree was declared as the symbol of the city and you can even find it on Santa Ana´s City Hall logo.
Flora
Pink Trumpet Tree | Tabebuia rosea
Basic ID
Conservation Status
Not assessed by IUCN; not considered threatened
Other Common Names
Pink Poui, Pink Trumpet Tree, Rosy Trumpet Tree, Maquilishuat
Plant Type
Deciduous to semi-evergreen tree
Flower / Leaf Color
Purplish-pink to white trumpet-shaped flowers with yellow throats; dark green compound leaves with 5 leaflets
Lifespan
Perennial; long-lived tree
Size
Height
Up to 30 m (approx. 98 ft) in the wild; shorter in cultivation
Spread
Up to 15 m (approx. 50 ft)
Habitat & Behavior
Uses
Ornamental, timber, shade tree in coffee/cocoa plantations, traditional medicine
Wildlife Attraction
Attracts pollinators including bees and butterflies during mass bloom
Native Region
Mexico through Central America to Venezuela and Ecuador
Current Distribution
Widely distributed in the Neotropics; cultivated across tropical and subtropical regions worldwide
Habitat
Tropical dry and moist forests, savannahs, roadsides, and deforested areas
Sources: IUCN Red List · Plants of the World Online · USDA PLANTS Database · Encyclopedia of Life