Tabebuia cassinoides

Tabebuia cassinoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Lamiales
Family:Bignoniaceae
Genus:Tabebuia
Species: T. cassinoides
Binomial name
Tabebuia cassinoides
Synonyms[1]

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]

References

  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

See also


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