Tabebuia myrtifolia

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Tabebuia myrtifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Tabebuia
Species:
T. myrtifolia
Binomial name
Tabebuia myrtifolia
Synonyms [2]
  • Tecoma myrtifoliaGriseb.
  • Tabebuia anafensis Urb..
  • Tabebuia anafensis subsp. muniziiBorhidi
  • Tabebuia mogotensisUrb.
  • Tabebuia myrtifolia var. petrophila(Greenm.) A.H.Gentry
  • Tabebuia petrophilaGreenm.
  • Tabebuia saxicolaBritton
  • Tabebuia subsessilisUrb.
  • Tabebuia truncata var. sphenophyllaUrb.

Tabebuia myrtifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Bignoniaceae. It is a tree native to Cuba and Hispaniola (Haiti and Beata Island in the Dominican Republic). [2] It is threatened by habitat loss. The IUCN assesses the species as vulnerable under the synonym Tabebuia anafensis. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Areces-Mallea, A.E. (1998). "Tabebuia anafensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T31691A9647498. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31691A9647498.en . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Tabebuia myrtifolia (Griseb.) Britton". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 16 April 2025.