Thongurai

Local name: Dok Lakorn (Chiang Mai) / Puang Urai Soithong (Bangkok)

Common name: Yellow bell / Yellow elder / Trumpet vine

Scientific name: Tecoma stans (L.) Juss. ex Kunth.

Genus Tecoma

Synonym

Bignonia frutescens Mill.

Tecoma tronadora (Loes.) I.M.Johnst.

Tecoma velutina Lindl.

Family name: BIGNONIACEAE

Botanical characteristics

Stem height 2-5 m.

Leaves: Feather-like leaves with odd tips, arranged opposite. Leaves have 2-5 pairs, oval-ovate. The base of the leaf and the tip of the leaf are pointed. The edges of the leaves are sawtoothed.

Flowers: panicle-shaped inflorescences Out along the tip of the branch, 5 sepals connected together to form a tube, 5 yellow petals connected together to form a bell.

Fruit: The fruit is a pod, cylindrical in shape, split into two halves, width 0.7-0.8 cm., length 12-16 cm.

There are a lot of seeds.

Ecological conditions

outdoor, shade

ecological conditions

It grows in tropical and subtropical areas at elevations up to 2,000 m above mean sea level.

Place of origin

Native to tropical America West Indies

Distribution

Asia Africa America

Planting and propagation

Plant seeds

Flowering period

All year long

Fruiting period

All year long

Utilization type

ornamental plants

garden decoration

Source : https://www.royalparkrajapruek.org/Plants