Tabebuia avellanedae Lorentz ex Griseb. (Popularly known name)
Family: Bignoniaceae
Synonyms: Gelseminum avellanedae (Lorentz ex Griseb.) Kuntze , Handroanthus avellanedae (Lorentz ex Griseb.) Mattos , Tabebuia avellanedae Lorentz ex Griseb. , Tabebuia dugandii Standl. , Tabebuia impetiginosa (Mart. ex DC.) Standl. , Tabebuia ipe var. integra (Sprague) Sandwith , Tabebuia nicaraguensis S.F.Blake , Tabebuia palmeri Rose , Tabebuia schunkevigoi D.R.Simpson , Tecoma adenophylla Bureau & K.Schum. , Tecoma avellanedae (Lorentz ex Griseb.) Speg. , Tecoma avellanedae var. alba Lillo , Tecoma impetiginosa Mart. , Tecoma impetiginosa Mart. ex DC. , Tecoma integra (Sprague) Hassl. , Tecoma ipe var. integra Sprague , Tecoma ipe var. integrifolia Hassl. , Tecoma ipe f. leucotricha Hassl.
Other names: Pau D'arco, Pink Ipê Or Pink Lapacho, Pink Trumpet Tree, Dwarf Pink Tabebuia, cabroé, Lapacho negro
Description: The Pink Lapacho is a rather large deciduous tree, with trunks sometimes reaching 8 dm width and 30 m height. Usually a third of that height is trunk, and two thirds are its longer branches. It has a large, globous, but often sparse canopy. The tree has a slow growth rate. Leaves are opposite and petiolate, 2 to 3 inches long, elliptic and lanceolate, with lightly serrated margins and pinnate venation. The leaves are palmately compound with usually 5 leaflets.
Its bark is brownish grey, tough and hard to peel. The wood is of a pleasant yellowish colour, barely knotted and very tough and heavy (0,935 kg/dm³). It's rich in tannins and therefore very resistant to weather and sun.[2] It is not very useful for furniture since it is so hard to work by hand. It can be found as beams or fulfilling other structural uses where needed outdoors.
Pink Lapacho flowers between July and September, before the new leaves appear. In India, the flowering season is December to January, after the leaves are shed. The flower is large, tubular shaped, its corolla is often pink or magenta, though exceptionally seen white, about 2 inches long. There are 4 stamens and a staminode. The fruit consists of a narrow dehiscent capsule containing several winged seeds.
Lapacho is used traditionally for infectious diseases of bacterial, protozoal, fungal and viral origin, to enhance the immune system, and as an anti-inflammatory agent. It is also used as an anticancer therapy, especially in South America, and, although there is experimental evidence to support some of these uses, good clinical evidence is not available. Lapachol is toxic in high doses. Lapachol is reported to have anticoagulant properties, which may be additive with those of conventional anticoagulants. {Stockley’s Herbal Medicines Interactions]
Dried bark, decoction: for urinary tract infections, diuretic; infusion: laxative, anti-hypoglycemic, hypotensive, stimulant, anti-emetic, abortifacient,
Leaf: astringent, vulnerary, antiseptic, for psoriasis, antihaemorrhoidal; decoction: against cancer
Flowers: antitussive, expectorant. [Medicinal plants: Argentine Flora]
Description: The Pink Lapacho is a rather large deciduous tree, with trunks sometimes reaching 8 dm width and 30 m height. Usually a third of that height is trunk, and two thirds are its longer branches. It has a large, globous, but often sparse canopy. The tree has a slow growth rate. Leaves are opposite and petiolate, 2 to 3 inches long, elliptic and lanceolate, with lightly serrated margins and pinnate venation. The leaves are palmately compound with usually 5 leaflets.
Its bark is brownish grey, tough and hard to peel. The wood is of a pleasant yellowish colour, barely knotted and very tough and heavy (0,935 kg/dm³). It's rich in tannins and therefore very resistant to weather and sun.[2] It is not very useful for furniture since it is so hard to work by hand. It can be found as beams or fulfilling other structural uses where needed outdoors.
Pink Lapacho flowers between July and September, before the new leaves appear. In India, the flowering season is December to January, after the leaves are shed. The flower is large, tubular shaped, its corolla is often pink or magenta, though exceptionally seen white, about 2 inches long. There are 4 stamens and a staminode. The fruit consists of a narrow dehiscent capsule containing several winged seeds.
Lapacho is used traditionally for infectious diseases of bacterial, protozoal, fungal and viral origin, to enhance the immune system, and as an anti-inflammatory agent. It is also used as an anticancer therapy, especially in South America, and, although there is experimental evidence to support some of these uses, good clinical evidence is not available. Lapachol is toxic in high doses. Lapachol is reported to have anticoagulant properties, which may be additive with those of conventional anticoagulants. {Stockley’s Herbal Medicines Interactions]
Dried bark, decoction: for urinary tract infections, diuretic; infusion: laxative, anti-hypoglycemic, hypotensive, stimulant, anti-emetic, abortifacient,
Leaf: astringent, vulnerary, antiseptic, for psoriasis, antihaemorrhoidal; decoction: against cancer
Flowers: antitussive, expectorant. [Medicinal plants: Argentine Flora]
58 Published articles of Tabebuia avellanedae
