Tabebuia cassinoides (Portuguese common name caixeta) is a tree native to Central and South America. It is used as a timber tree to make pencils.[2]

Tabebuia cassinoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Tabebuia
Species:
T. cassinoides
Binomial name
Tabebuia cassinoides
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Bignonia cassinoides Lam.
    • Bignonia obtusifolia Lam.
    • Bignonia tabebuya Vell.
    • Bignonia uliginosa Gomes
    • Catalpa cassinoides (Lam.) Spreng.
    • Proterpia obtusifolia (Lam.) Raf.
    • Spathodea magnolioides Cham.
    • Tabebuia magnolioides (Cham.) Miers
    • Tabebuia uliginosa (Gomes) DC.
    • Tabebuia uliginosa (Gomes) A. DC.
    • Tecoma uliginosa Mart. ex DC.

References

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  1. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved June 3, 2014.
  2. ^ (in Portuguese) Tabebuia cassinoides Archived 2007-06-24 at the Wayback Machine at Globo Rural magazine