Identification Guide For Invasive Exotic Plants of the Florida Keys
Identification Guide For Invasive Exotic Plants of the Florida Keys
Identification Guide For Invasive Exotic Plants of the Florida Keys
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Scientific Name:<br />
Common Name(s):<br />
Tabebuia spp.<br />
Pink shower tree<br />
Height: Up to 45 or more in height.<br />
Leaves: Palmately compound, opposite, leaflets 3-5, blades elliptic 2 /12 – 6 in long,<br />
lea<strong>the</strong>ry, acute to blunt at <strong>the</strong> tip, acute to rounded at <strong>the</strong> base; surfaces<br />
glabrous; margins entire; petiole 1-8 inches long.<br />
Flowers: One to several flowers borne in short terminal clusters. 2 /12 in long, with 5<br />
rounded lobes at <strong>the</strong> tip, pink yellow, or lavender with a pale yellow throat.<br />
Bark: Grey to brown, thin and patchy.<br />
Fruit: A narrow cylindrical capsule 2-5 in long, opening along two seams to release<br />
<strong>the</strong> numerous winged seeds.<br />
O<strong>the</strong>r:<br />
Treatment:<br />
University <strong>of</strong> HI Botany Dept<br />
University <strong>of</strong> HI Botany Dept<br />
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