Taxon: Handroanthus impetiginosus (Mart. ex DC.) Mattos

Summary

Genus:

Handroanthus

Family:

Bignoniaceae

Nomen number:

454772

Place of publication:

Loefgrenia 50:2. 1970

Verified:

04/02/2008 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

25 (9 active, 8 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Tecoma impetiginosa Mart. ex DC.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Tabebuia impetiginosa (Mart. ex DC.) Standl.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Tabebuia avellanedae Lorentz ex Griseb.
Tabebuia avellanedae Lorentz ex Griseb. var. avellanedae
Tabebuia palmeri Rose

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

American Herbal Products Association. 1992. Herbs of commerce Note: = Tabebuia impetiginosa
Bernal, R., S. R. Gradstein & M. Celis. 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia.
Forzza, R. C. et al., coord. Lista de espécies da flora do Brasil (on-line resource).
Grose, S. O. & R. G. Olmstead. 2007. Taxonomic revisions in the polyphyletic genus Tabebuia s.l. (Bignoniaceae). Syst. Bot. 32:665. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Miranda, M. J. A. C. et al. 2018. Handroanthus impetiginosus. Pau-d'arco. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Nordeste 752-758. Note: species with multiple uses
Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Sobreiro, M. B. et al. 2020. Chloroplast genome assembly of Handroanthus impetiginosus: comparative analysis and molecular evolution in Bignoniaceae. Planta 252:91. DOI: 10.1007/s00425-020-03498-9. Note: genome size of 159,462 bp

Common names

Language	Name	note	seq	Citation
English	pink trumpet-tree	as Tabebuia impetiginosa	1	Llamas, K. A. 2003. Tropical flowering plants: a guide to identification and cultivation
English	taheebo	as Tabebuia impetiginosa	1	American Herbal Products Association. 1992. Herbs of commerce Note: = Tabebuia impetiginosa
Portuguese	îpe-roxo	as Tabebuia impetiginosa	2	American Herbal Products Association. 1992. Herbs of commerce Note: = Tabebuia impetiginosa
Portuguese	pau-d'arco	as Tabebuia impetiginosa	2	American Herbal Products Association. 1992. Herbs of commerce Note: = Tabebuia impetiginosa
Portuguese (Brazil)	ipê-de-minas		2	Miranda, M. J. A. C. et al. 2018. Handroanthus impetiginosus. Pau-d'arco. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Nordeste 752-758. Note: species with multiple uses
Portuguese (Brazil)	ipê-preto		2	Miranda, M. J. A. C. et al. 2018. Handroanthus impetiginosus. Pau-d'arco. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Nordeste 752-758. Note: species with multiple uses
Portuguese (Brazil)	ipê-roxo		2	Miranda, M. J. A. C. et al. 2018. Handroanthus impetiginosus. Pau-d'arco. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Nordeste 752-758. Note: species with multiple uses
Portuguese (Brazil)	pau-d'arco-rosa		2	Miranda, M. J. A. C. et al. 2018. Handroanthus impetiginosus. Pau-d'arco. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Nordeste 752-758. Note: species with multiple uses
Portuguese (Brazil)	pau-d'arco-roxo		2	Miranda, M. J. A. C. et al. 2018. Handroanthus impetiginosus. Pau-d'arco. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Nordeste 752-758. Note: species with multiple uses
Spanish	ipe	as Tabebuia impetiginosa	2	Llamas, K. A. 2003. Tropical flowering plants: a guide to identification and cultivation
Spanish	lapacho	as Tabebuia impetiginosa	2	Desmarchelier, C. 2010. Neotropics and natural ingredients for pharmaceuticals: why isn?t South American biodiversity on the crest of the wave? Phytotherapy Res. 24:793.
Spanish	quebracho	as Tabebuia impetiginosa	2	Llamas, K. A. 2003. Tropical flowering plants: a guide to identification and cultivation

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa		Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae - Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(2):199.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora		Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae - Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(2):199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae - Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(2):199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero		Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae - Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(2):199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae - Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(2):199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México		Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae - Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(2):199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo		Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae - Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(2):199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos		Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae - Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(2):199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit		Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae - Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(2):199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae - Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(2):199.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla		Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae - Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(2):199.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil			Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae - Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(2):199.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica			Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae - Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(2):199.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador			Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae - Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(2):199.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Guatemala			Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae - Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(2):199.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae - Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(2):199.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua			Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae - Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(2):199.
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama			Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae - Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(2):199.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana			Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae - Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(2):199.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname			Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae - Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(2):199.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela			Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae - Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(2):199.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina		n.w.	Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae - Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(2):199.
1	Native	Southern America	Southern South America	Paraguay			Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae - Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(2):199.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Bolivia		e.	Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae - Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(2):199.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae - Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(2):199.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru			Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae - Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(2):199.

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Sinaloa, Sonora]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Guerrero, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla]

Southern America

CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela
BRAZIL: Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Bolivia (e.), Colombia, Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina (n.w.), Paraguay

Reference(s)

Gentry, A. H. 1992. Bignoniaceae - Part II (Tribe Tecomeae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 25(2):199.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	revegetator		Miranda, M. J. A. C. et al. 2018. Handroanthus impetiginosus. Pau-d'arco. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Nordeste 752-758. Note: species with multiple uses
Materials	wood	timber and for making musical instruments	Miranda, M. J. A. C. et al. 2018. Handroanthus impetiginosus. Pau-d'arco. In: Coradin, L. et al., Espécies nativas da flora brasileira de valor econômico atual ou potencial: plantas para o futuro: região Nordeste 752-758. Note: species with multiple uses
Medicines	folklore	as Tabebuia impetiginosa	McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland. Note: as Tabebuia impetiginosa

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=454772. Accessed 12 May 2026.