Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Lamiales > Bignoniaceae > Handroanthus > Handroanthus chrysanthus

Handroanthus chrysanthus (roble amarillo)

Synonyms: Tecoma chrysantha meridionalis; Tecoma chysantha; Tecoma grandis; Tecoma spectabilis

Infraspecies

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Handroanthus chrysanthus

Attributes

Air Quality Improvement [1]  Low
Allergen Potential [1]  Medium
Carbon Capture [1]  Low
Shade Percentage [1]  76 %
Temperature Reduction [1]  Medium-Low
Wind Reduction [1]  Medium-Low
Janka Hardness [3]  3000 lbf (1361 kgf) Very Hard
Leaf Type [2]  Evergreen
Lifespan [4]  Perennial
Specific Gravity [5]  1.14
Structure [2]  Tree
Height [1]  40 feet (12.2 m)
Width [1]  35 feet (10.7 m)
Hardiness Zone Minimum [1]  USDA Zone: 10 Low Temperature: 30 F° (-1.1 C°) → 40 F° (4.4 C°)
Hardiness Zone Maximum [1]  USDA Zone: 11 Low Temperature: 40 F° (4.4 C°) → 50 F° (10 C°)
Water Use [1]  Moderate

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Carara National Park II 12983 Costa Rica  
Refugio de Vida Silvestre Reserva Karen Mogensen F. Nature Reserve 1866 Costa Rica  

Emblem of

Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic Of

Predators

Dasylophia guarana[6]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1i-Tree Species v. 4.0, developed by the USDA Forest Service's Northern Research Station and SUNY-ESF using the Horticopia, Inc. plant database.
2Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
3Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
4USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
5WOOD SPECIFIC GRAVITY IN SPECIES FROM TWO TROPICAL FORESTS IN MEXICO, Josefina Barajas-Morales, IAWA Bulletin n.s., Vol. 8 (2), 1987 143-148
6HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants Gaden S. Robinson, Phillip R. Ackery, Ian J. Kitching, George W. Beccaloni AND Luis M. Hernández
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0