Bignoniaceae

Pink ipê

Handroanthus impetiginosus (Mart. ex DC.) Mattos

Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Handroanthus

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Pink ipê: Blossoming Pink Ipê tree ( Handroanthus impetiginosus ) in Mato Grosso, Brazil. The blossom only lasts for a few days. However, in this region, favorable climat — Photo: Giles Laurent, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (15)

Bulgarian: Розово лапачо
Cantonese: 紫花風鈴木
Catalan: Ipê-roxo
Chinese: 紫花风铃木, 紫花粉铃木
English: Pink ipê, Pink lapacho, Pink trumpet tree
Estonian: Lapatšo-tuutupuu
Finnish: Jousilieskapuu, Jousisoihtupuu
Hebrew: טבבויה איפה
Japanese: パウダルコ, タヒーボ
Lithuanian: Penkialapis balamedis
Malayalam: ഹാൻഡ്രോആന്തസ് ഇമ്പെറ്റിജിനോസസ്
Persian: تابهبویا ایمپتیگینوسا
Portuguese: Ipê-roxo, Ipê Roxo, Ipê-roxo-de-bola, Pau d’arco, Pau-d’arco, Piúva
Russian: Муравьиное дерево, Айпе, Розовое ипе
Spanish: Lapacho rosado, Amapa, Tajibo, Lapacho Negro

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 Hassl.
Tecoma integra (Sprague) Hassl.
Tecoma ipe f. leucotricha Hassl.
Tecoma ipe var. integra Sprague
Tecoma ipe var. integrifolia Hassl.

Photos

Photo: Giles Laurent, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.