Tabebuia ochracea

Tabebuia ochracea,^[2] known as corteza amarilla in Spanish,^[3] is a timber tree native to South America, Cerrado and Pantanal vegetation in Brazil. It is also known as Handroanthus ochraceus or Tecoma ochracea.^[4] It is often confused with the Golden Trumpet Tree, which is known as Handroanthus chrysotrichus or Tabebuia chrysotricha. It is a seasonal flowering tree, blossoming only during spring (September). During this time, all leaves fall and only flowers remain in the crown.

Tabebuia ochracea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Bignoniaceae
Genus:	Tabebuia
Species:	T. ochracea
Binomial name
Tabebuia ochracea (Cham.) Standl.[1]
Synonyms
Tabebuia hypodidiction Tabebuia neochrysantha A.H.Gentry Tecoma heterotricha DC. Tecoma ochracea Cham.

There are three subspecies:

• Tabebuia ochracea ssp. heterotricha
• Tabebuia ochracea ssp. neochrysantha
• Tabebuia ochracea ssp. ochracea