Tabebuia roseo-alba, known as white ipê, ipê-branco or lapacho blanco, is a tree native to
Cerrado and
Pantanalvegetation in
Brazil, but also appears in
Argentina (especially in the "Esteros del Ibera"
wetlands) and more rarely in
Paraguay.
This plant is frequently used as an
ornamental plant and
honey plant in Brazil and Argentina.[2] On the other hand, its flowers seem to be less popular with many hummingbirds than those of other Tabebuia, being visited mostly by the occasional
generalist species like the
gilded sapphire (Hylocharis chrysura).[3]
Baza Mendonça, Luciana & dos Anjos, Luiz (2005): Beija-flores (Aves, Trochilidae) e seus recursos florais em uma área urbana do Sul do Brasil [Hummingbirds (Aves, Trochilidae) and their flowers in an urban area of southern Brazil]. [Portuguese with English abstract] Revista Brasileira de Zoologia22(1): 51–59.
doi:
10.1590/S0101-81752005000100007PDF fulltext
Pott, A. & Pott, V.J. (1994): Plantas do Pantanal [Plants of Pantanal]. [In Portuguese]
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