Handroanthus serratifolius
| Handroanthus serratifolius | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Bignoniaceae |
| Genus: | Handroanthus |
| Species: | H. serratifolius
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| Binomial name | |
| Handroanthus serratifolius (Vahl) S.O. Grose
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| Synonyms | |
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Bignonia serratifolia Vahl | |
Handroanthus serratifolius is a species of tree, commonly known as yellow lapacho, pau d'arco, yellow poui, yellow ipe, pau d'arco amarelo, or ipê-amarelo.[1][2] It is in the family Bignoniaceae.[3]
Description
It is a tree native to forests throughout Central and South America. This plant grows in the cerrado vegetation of Brazil, reaching up to French Guiana, Bolivia, Paraguay and Northern Argentina.[4]
It is one of the largest and strongest of tropical forest trees, growing up to 150 feet (46 m) tall while the base can be 4–7 feet (1.2–2.1 m) in diameter.
Uses
It is a commercially farmed hardwood notable for its extreme hardness[5] and resistance to fire and pests. It is sometimes traded as an "ironwood", or just as "ipê" (the entire genus Tabebuia),[4] or as lapacho (properly Handroanthus serratifolius)
Chemistry
The bark of Handroanthus serratifolius contains chemical compounds including lapachol,[6] quercetin, and other flavonoids.[7]
National Flower of Brazil
The national flower of Brazil is the ipe-amarelo. The ipe-amarelo is actually a flowering tree that blooms in bright yellow flowers during the months of September and October. Blooms only last about a week.[8]
References
- ^ "Handroanthus serratifolius". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ "Handroanthus serratifolius". The Plant List. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
- ^ "yellow poui (Handroanthus serratifolius)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-06-13.
- ^ a b Inclusion of Trumpet Trees Handroanthus spp., Tabebuia spp. and Roseodendron spp. in Appendix II with annotation #6 (PDF). Eighteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties. Geneva (Switzerland): CITES. 2019-03-22. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
- ^ Hills, R. (2021). "Handroanthus serratifolius". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-3.RLTS.T61985509A145677076.en.
- ^ De Souza, Josefa Magna Alves; De Tarso Barbosa Sampaio, Paulo; Degterev, Igor Anatolievich; Santos, Alcides Loureiro; Dos Santos, Vinicius Silva (2020). "Longitudinal distribution of lapachol in the stalk of ipê species (Handroanthus spp.)". European Journal of Wood and Wood Products. 78 (3): 609–611. doi:10.1007/s00107-020-01530-z.
- ^ Nicaretta, Brenna Couto; Da Silva, Maria Eduarda Cohen; Corrêa, Cássia Valéria Pinheiro; Feitosa, Jefferson Maia; Freitas De Souza, Sara; Castro, Kelly C. F.; Andrade, Fernando Wallase Carvalho; Moutinho, Victor Hugo Pereira; Nunes, Kariane Mendes (2023). "Facial Biocosmetics Based on Natural Dyes from Amazon Wood Residues". Journal of Sustainable Forestry. 42 (9): 910–921. Bibcode:2023JSusF..42..910N. doi:10.1080/10549811.2022.2123821.
- ^ "National Flower of Brazil - Handroanthus serratifolius". 9 March 2022.