Description: Tabebuia impetiginosa, Purple Trumpet Tree, Cortez Negro, Black Trumpet
Common Name: Pau D'Arco, Pink Trumpet Tree
Family: Bignoniaceae
Habitats: Interior of dense, primary forests, as well as in open and secondary growth areas.
Range: S. America - from Argentina north through Central America to Mexico.
Minimal Planting Area: 20 SQM
Tabebuia impetiginosa, Purple Trumpet Tree, Cortez Negro, Black Trumpet
This tree belongs to the trumpet family and can grow up to 30 meters high. Due to its strong resistance to weathering, it is popular for building and for making outdoor furniture. Also in medicine, the bark is attributed a healing effect in blisters, and kidney disease.