Description: This is a neotropical tree that can grow up to 30 meters high. Its name Roble de Sabana , which means "savanna oak", is widely used in Costa Rica.
Common Name: Apamate, Pink Poui, Pink Tecoma, Rosy Trumpet Tree
Family: Bignoniaceae
Habitats: Common in moist or rather dry forest, often in open fields or along roadsides, most abundant on the Pacific plains, but often on steep hillsides, at elevations up to 1,200 metres in Guatemala. Coastal thickets in Dominica.
Range: Northern S. America - Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela; north to the Caribbean and through Central America to Mexico.
Minimal Planting Area: 20 SQM
Tabebuia rosea. Pink trumpet tree, roble sabana, pink trumpet.
This is a neotropical tree that can grow up to 30 meters high. Its name Roble de Sabana , which means “savanna oak”, is widely used in Costa Rica , probably because it often remains in heavily deforested areas and because of its similarity of wood to that of oaks.
Preparations from the bark of the tree are consumed to eliminate intestinal parasites, malaria and uterine cancer. A decoction of the bark is recommended for anemia and constipation. A decoction of the flowers, leaves and roots has been used to reduce fever and pain, cause sweating, treat tonsillitis and various other diseases.
