Family  Bignoniaceae
Tribe: Tecomeae
Genus: Tabebuia

Pink Tabebuia pentaphylla 紅花風鈴木
at Ba Zhong Commercial Centre
巴中商業中心
Jalan Tawau Lama, Tawau, Sabah

An inflorescence 花序 is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches.

White Tabebuia pentaphylla 白花風鈴木
at Jalan Teratai, Tawau

Pink and white Tabebuia pentaphylla 紅白花風鈴木
 

Pink Tabebuia pentaphylla 紅花風鈴木

White Tabebuia pentaphylla 白花風鈴木

Tawau Waterfront 2018-04-11 WED 15:05
 

Tabebuia pentaphylla is native to Central and South America and is popularly planted along roadsides and as a garden ornamental plant.

There are two colors of Tabebuia pentaphylla  the pink and white varieties.

The species name pentaphylla refers to the five leaves in each stalk, where “penta” means “five” and “phylla” means leaf in Latin. Other local nicknames for the plant include “tissue paper tree”, referring to its thin petals. The tree is also known as ipê rosa in South American countries.

Tabebuia requires a distinct dry season in order to burst into bloom.

Tabebuia pentaphylla (Tabebuia rosea) 紅白花風鈴木

Tabebuia pentaphylla

Tabebuia pentaphylla which is symnonymous with Tabebuia rosea, Tecoma rosea and Tabebuia punctatissima.
The Tabebuia is native to Central and South America and the local people there called it ipê rosa, apamate, matilisguate and maquilishuat. It is the national tree of El Salvador. This elegant tree is commonly known in English as Pink tabebuia, Pink tecoma, Pink poui, Pink trumpet and Rosy trumpet.

Tabebuia has more than 100 species

Another popular local nickname for the Tabebuia tree is “tissue-paper tree” referring to the flowers thin and almost translucent petals when viewed against the sun.

Tabebuia rosea ?????

Capsicum (Chilli)